soon they left the road and took a steep and winding lane that led upthe hillside to the tiny village of Pero Negro. There was no distinguishing tree or rock nearby tomark the spot. Oh! I agree, he said, that Norrell has never looked veryfavourably upon us theoretical magicians. He tried to persuade himself that the apparition had beennothing more than a trick of the light, but it would not do.
He reflected thatstrange things had happened recently, but nothing as queer as that. All the more reason to stay then, she said. animals and out of the vases on the roof and tumble decoratively intothe pool, but just now all was frozen and silent. This fellow was rather small and, despite his evidentpoverty, he seemed to possess a strong degree of foppishness.
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