No, not all of them. But some of them, and we haven't gotten as many newcomers...
He picks out a piece of meat himself, taking a bite, and his eyebrows go up in surprised approval. Slow-cooked, he thinks, with a quick sear at the end for flavor: he'll have to try that himself, and see if he can match this.]
Ah, this is good, isn't it? In any case, I thought it would be a good idea to get a bit of publicity.
[A line deepens at the corner of his mouth. Publicity, as if his stay will be indefinite, as if the school does any good other than helping him maintain the framework of his days. It does at least do that; losing himself in working in the stillroom would be as easy, but perhaps less good for him, in the long run. It's also good to have a place to help out the newcomers and keep an eye on the lost children who find themselves trapped here, of course.
After a moment, perhaps too honestly, he adds:] Maybe it's just habit that keeps me teaching them.
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He picks out a piece of meat himself, taking a bite, and his eyebrows go up in surprised approval. Slow-cooked, he thinks, with a quick sear at the end for flavor: he'll have to try that himself, and see if he can match this.]
Ah, this is good, isn't it? In any case, I thought it would be a good idea to get a bit of publicity.
[A line deepens at the corner of his mouth. Publicity, as if his stay will be indefinite, as if the school does any good other than helping him maintain the framework of his days. It does at least do that; losing himself in working in the stillroom would be as easy, but perhaps less good for him, in the long run. It's also good to have a place to help out the newcomers and keep an eye on the lost children who find themselves trapped here, of course.
After a moment, perhaps too honestly, he adds:] Maybe it's just habit that keeps me teaching them.