Addison nodded. Rich people did seem to have a lot of fancy dinners and feasts. His sister had worked as a domestic servant and apparently even their scraps were rather enjoyable.

"When I could. Sometimes I had to help out my parents," Addison shrugged. He often made it home when it was beginning to get dark, and so it was difficult to read his textbooks, the only school-related books in the house, by candlelight.

"Astronomy's been giving me some trouble. Who needs to look at stars, anyways?"

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