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He would find the figures too stiff and thecolours too bright. This was unexpected. Walking through these narrow-streetswas, thought Stephen, rather like losing oneself in the folds of anenormous linen napkin. There were no people, no cats, nodogs, no horses, no birds.

There, he said when he was done, now I have told it to thetwo magicians and I have told it to you. But what I do not understand iswhy we have not heard something from the Neapolitans already. Mr Norrell looked very shocked. The Ministers seemed to be waiting for someoneto say something.