"It's not funny." It was the hint of an oncoming sulk, augmented by the whined, "And it hurts," but Sebastian took a chair and, in remembering his purpose, Sebastian did not forget his pain, but he put it to very good use.

As his sister said, he could be 'maddeningly pathetic.' "I think," said Sebastian, perfectly embodying his sister's phrase, "that the only thing that might help would be some chocolate from the future."