A few houses round about had lamps burning in windowsor upon balconies. They offered him examples of Strange'smadness: his insistence that his wife was not dead, his curious belief thatpeople ha From time to time there was thesound of a musket, but it was scarcely more than you would hear in anyEnglish wood where gentlemen are shooting. The air was a great confusion of noisywind and bitter, driving rain which got into all the gaps in his clothing so thathe was very soon chilled to death.
He happened to look outof the window and observed a very small and oddly behaved rainstorm inthe courtyard. There is nodoubt that Mr Norrell possessed these virtues, but there were other principleswhich were stronger in him and which would always counter any higherfaculty. An alliance with a powerful and learned English magician suddenly seemed a greatdeal more attractive. How handsome we are! he said in a wondering tone.
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