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And if he dares to use magic against me again, thenwe shall have some counter-magic and then we shall finally see who is theGreatest Magician of the Age. I had not supposed it was a matter forcongratulation, he said. He was not a fool. Liking this place a little better than otherItalian towns he had seen, he stayed almost a week.

Mr Norrell was forced to admit to himself that this did not seem much likethe actions of a great magician, but still he could not be entirely easy until hehad vented his anger upon someone. There were long-establishedfairy settlements in many places, some hidden by magic, somemerely avoided by their Christian neighbours. pon the knotty questions of metaphor andrhetoric, and who ran about gathering up the papers as they flew about the room a Ha! Now I understand whatthis nonsense pretends to be! A prophecy of the Raven King! Well, I am sorryt