He found he was entirely without informationupon the subject. Isee, sir, said the footman. So John ran around, re-lighting the lamps and making the placelook cheerful and Toby weighed out the things which the customer wanted. He did not wish to tell his real reason - which was toimpress Arabella with his determination to do something sober and scholarlyand so he fell back upon the only other explanation he could think of.
Mr Norrell,as diligent as you are, you cannot be everywhere and do everything - and noone expects that you should. I have addedan epitome of preservation and deliverance, and a skimmer of supplication --though I doubt that either will help us much in this case. Spring returned to England, but Strange and Norrell did not. Some were a single word.
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