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The living ofGreat Hitherden had happened to fall vacant at this time and so Strange persuaded SirWalter Pole, in whose gift it lay, to appoint Henry. They wereonly five days from the Winter Solstice: by three o'clock the light was fading;by four it was gone altogether. A knocking? What knocking? Branches beating against the glass, Mr Black. He named Strangein different ways.

he Modern Magician? Relativeswho would seize upon any books of magic the instant they laid eyes uponthem! No, forgi Stephen, fetch Mrs Strange a glass of madeira. What lies ahead istoo complex for the cards to explain clearly and I cannot find the rightquestion to ask them. When they arrived at no.