Sometimes - perhaps because half his family was Muggleborn or Halfblood - Arthur did get his privileged upbringing thrown up in his face. His family weren't rich, but they were comfortable, and it was very easy to forget how easily he had it simply because of the purity of his bloodline.

Not that he was about to feel guilty about it, but still, it was something to think about...

Arthur had his own reasons for listening to Marshall like he did, but first and foremost was simply that he found him interesting. "You know.. you're not obligated to tell me any of this."