Sometimes his restless spirit would cause him to go on long, solitarywanders through the dark winter streets around Mayfair and Piccadilly. But you are here on business, sir, answered the servant in a reprovingtone, and will not, I dare say, have leisure to examine everything properly. But why must there be secrets at all, Flora? asked her father. Could someone in the Castle be a magician?One of the servants perhaps? Or one of the Princesses? It did not seemlikely.
An invitation was issued and both Lascellesand Drawlight made it their business to be present when Mr Strange waitedupon Mr Norrell. But whenhe spoke it was only to say in a tone of gentle reproof, My love, you arestanding on my papers. It was useless for Stephen to insist that he had neverbeen to a cockfight or to Richmond in Yorkshire; the overseer would not becontent until Stephen had taken the money. But what should I do, sir?Ought I to go to him as he begs me to? Mr Norrell sniffed.
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