Mrs Brandy tutted and sighed and asked by how much they were out. Jeremy waited a moment and then, since his master appeared to haveforgotten all about him, he went away again. Though he often found himselfquarrelling with his friends and neighbours, he was always puzzled todiscover the reason and always supposed that it must be their fault. A short silence.
His lordship was in really excellent spirits that summer and he greetedStrange almost affectionately. If the eerie magic was not Norrell's, thenwhose could it be? Has Strange been here? he asked. Of course it is too deep for me! said Lascelles. Alas, said Mr Norrell, this art of making pictures is the most imprecisein the world.
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