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I cannot say that. Stranger still was the news that came from other ports in the FrenchEmpire, from Rochefort, Toulon, Marseilles, Genoa, Venice, Flushing,Lorient, Antwerp and a hundred other towns of lesser importance. This wasvery kind of her, but a little superfluous, since Strange had already opened thepaper and was reading his letter. In the middle of November the Admiralty invited Mr Norrell andMr Strange to Portsmouth to review the Channel Fleet, an honourusually reserved for admirals, heroes and kings.

He is your dearestfriend in all the world! ''I have no friends, said Mr Norrell. I can prevent him arriving by sea, hesaid. But there is no reason to suppose thatthey were right. It stood upon awindy promontory, overlooking a stormy sea.