Another character has popped in on the scene, and his name is Arthur Lomb, an Italian boy. He's the only other white guy in the school besides Dylan, and so early on Dylan recognized the dangers in allowing himself to become friends with Arthur; two white guys together would attract much more attention than alone. But Dylan was reading comic books in the library and Arthur, standing nearby, commented on the art in it.
Arthur is very studious. He would be out of place anywhere other than a school or some office. He and Dylan are only in middle school, but Arthur can challenge Dylan on intellect. He came from a private school, and he keeps telling Dylan over and over that the only important things were grades, because they would decide where Dylan would go to high school next year, and of course they should aim for the best. He even instructs Dylan to butter up to his science teacher in order to get a recommendation for the best high school, and at this point I finalized my decision that Arthur was just a snob.
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