Ezra gives Spot an appraising look as he tries to figure out his age and how old that would have made him.

It also means that Ezra's been doing this longer than Spot. Not that it's surprising they didn't know each other - there are a lot of newsies in New York, and Ezra keeps himself to himself.

"Why did you start?"

Enjoying it is one thing, but he can't fathom just getting up and trying it one day.