
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Oh, do not stay to be caught! This is a bad place for kings! They put us in strait waistcoats! The last time I was permitted to go out of these rooms was on a Monday in 1811. They tell me that was three years ago, but they lie! By my calculation,
Susanna Clarke • Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
all over blood stains.” “So, the cannon are in the hands of a pack of Italian deserters, are
Susanna Clarke • Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
been so kind as to supply them with certain infallible means of establishing beyond
Susanna Clarke • Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
In the end is it not futile to try and follow the course of a quarrel between husband and wife? Such a conversation is sure to meander more than any other. It draws in tributary arguments and grievances from years before – all quite incomprehensible to any but the two people they concern most nearly.