How would you explain “as young as he is” in the context?
Leandro, who came barefoot up the lane every morning carrying the smoky smell of breakfast fires from his village, but wearing a clean shirt laundered by his wife. Salome said Leandro already had a wife, a child, and a baby. As young as he is, she clucked, happy that someone had wrecked his life even faster than she had wrecked hers. If Leandro was already in the Second Portion of Life (the part with children), it was going to be short.

How would you explain “as young as he is” in the context? Does it mean “though” like "young as he is"?
Thanks!

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How would you explain “as young as he is” in the context?
Leandro, who came barefoot up the lane every morning carrying the smoky smell of breakfast fires from his village, but wearing a clean shirt laundered by his wife. Salome said Leandro already had a wife, a child, and a baby. As young as he is, she clucked, happy that someone had wrecked his life even faster than she had wrecked hers. If Leandro was already in the Second Portion of Life (the part with children), it was going to be short.

How would you explain “as young as he is” in the context? Does it mean “though” like "young as he is"?
Thanks!

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The use of "as young as he is" is to point out that whatever has happened or is generally wouldn't happen to someone of that age. In this case it's having his life  ruined.

For another example:
"As young as he is, he is very wise." to say it another way would be "He is very wise for his age."

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