[He can't help but frown slightly at that, recognizing the distance instantly.] I'm sorry. I seem to have given you the wrong impression. The manor is the way it is because it must house an incredibly large family. At any one time there can be fifty witches in residence. [A small smile.] Believe me, I can slum it as well. I've experienced life in a hut as well as a manor. [Except his family was incredibly rich. That was the thing with witches. They almost always were.]