[ Strange's disgruntled little 'hmmph' as Childermass mentions Lascelles tells the other man exactly what he needs to know: he still reeeeeeally doesn't like Lascelles. The man was a poisonous influence, more than either of them initially gave him credit for. ]
That seems to be a running problem with that man's life. A wrong choice in friends, a wrong choice in apprentices... [ Strange trails off, with a little shrug. He's no idiot, he knows that Norrell would have PROBABLY LIKED IT A LOT MORE if he didn't have to deal with someone as impulsive and reckless as Strange himself is. (Also Strange, you deliberately drove yourself mad, you cannot talk about choices.) ]
I'm glad we're both still around, though. Say what you will about Norrell, but English society and English magic would be even duller if the man were to die.
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That seems to be a running problem with that man's life. A wrong choice in friends, a wrong choice in apprentices... [ Strange trails off, with a little shrug. He's no idiot, he knows that Norrell would have PROBABLY LIKED IT A LOT MORE if he didn't have to deal with someone as impulsive and reckless as Strange himself is. (Also Strange, you deliberately drove yourself mad, you cannot talk about choices.) ]
I'm glad we're both still around, though. Say what you will about Norrell, but English society and English magic would be even duller if the man were to die.
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