The Desolations of Devil's Acre (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #6)

by Ransom Riggs

Enoch teased me the rest of the way down the hall, bowing and scraping, until I turned red from embarrassment. “Apologies, Mr. Portman, right this way, Mr. Portman! There’s a spot of mud on your boots, Mr. Portman, might I lick it clean for you?”