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the BlackMagic done in Spain? You told him that under no circumstances would youaccept him any longer as a pupil? No, said Mr Norrell. When he heard that a whole book had been magicked out of existence by theauthor's enemy, his indignation was scarcely to be described. There, written in the dust with raindrops, was the followingmissive:Bruxelles, 15th June, 1815The 3rd Division to move upon Quatre Bras immediately. And I wish I could explain it to you.

It was as if cold, grey, beating wings hadpassed over their heads or as if someone had walked through the mirrors andcast a shadow into the room. A whitemist lay upon the land and the air was cool. What? said the magician, suddenly. Twilight was turning all the buildings and people to blurred,black nothingnesses while, above, the sky remained a dizzying silver-blue andwas full of cold light.