That is all quite understood! It would have been madness to summon anyone else! We both know who I am. The question is: who in the world are you?” “I?” said Mr Norrell, startled. “I am the greatest magician of the Age!” The gentleman raised one perfect eye-brow as if to say he was surprized to hear it. He walked around Mr Norrell slowly, considering him from every angle. Then, most disconcerting of all, he plucked Mr Norrell’s wig from his head and looked underneath, as if Mr Norrell were a cooking pot on the fire and he wished to know what was for dinner.
