“What are they for?” “I do not know. I have not read them yet.” Jonathan Strange took the three spells Vinculus had given him out of his breast pocket and gave them to her to look at. “They are very dirty,” said Arabella. “Oh! We magicians do not regard a little dirt. Besides I dare say they are very old. Ancient, mysterious spells such as these are often …” “The date is written at the top of them. 2nd February 1808. That is two weeks ago.”
