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loyalty-and-servitude

The complex relationships between masters and servants, particularly between Mr Norrell, Lascelles, and Childermass, revealing underlying tensions and power dynamics.

1 chapter across 1 book

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (2004)Susanna Clarke

Chapter 89

In this chapter, Mr Norrell and his companions anxiously await the arrival of Jonathan Strange, who is coming to Hurtfew Abbey. Lascelles returns from Hanover-square with news that Strange is mad and imprisoned in Eternal Darkness, but he is nonetheless coming. The journey to Yorkshire is arduous, marked by snow and cold, and tensions rise over the missing letter from Drawlight, which contains intelligence about Strange's condition and intentions.