On the third evening after their arrival Mr Norrell, Lascelles and Childermasswere gathered together in the drawing-room. I arrived in the evening. Certainly Manfred docs not greatly resemble Jonathan Strange (orat least not the respectable Strange whom Byron so disliked). They believe that stones, doors,trees, fire, clouds and so forth all have souls and desires, and are eithermasculine or feminine.
They chose to put about a ridiculous tale. He seemed, I would say, cold. Though it was only ten o'clock in the morning the candles were alreadylit. But in this shewas quite wrong.
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