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Vinculus had dressed himself with no particular care. There was another poet called Shelley,Mrs Shelley and another young woman a girl really - who called herself MrsClairmont and whose relationship to the two men I did not understand. * No one could imagine Mr Norrcll ever approving such apublication and so every body who did not like Mr Norrell took a particularpleasure in buying a copy. That isthe ridiculous thing about Strange's magic, he said to no one at all.

In its place was a most innocent clump of five leafless beechtrees. Only I cannot explain it very well. I destroyed your book - allexcept my own copy! I have slandered your name and plotted against you!Lascelles An inky thundercloud appeared; it was as large as allBelgium and so full and heavy that its ragged skirts seemed to brush the topsof the trees.