Jonathan Strange might sneer at convention and court scandal as any other man might his bride, but try as he might, he still falters at the steps of Countess Lieven’s newest affectation. “Really,” he huffs, after his fourth failed attempt, “my time might be better put to use mastering Meraud’s Paradox.”
“Oh, Jonathan,” sighs Arabella, all fond exasperation and not a little disappointment, as she climbs upstairs alone to dream of revels she will not quite recall come morning.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Jonathan Strange/Arabella Strange
Jonathan Strange might sneer at convention and court scandal as any other man might his bride, but try as he might, he still falters at the steps of Countess Lieven’s newest affectation. “Really,” he huffs, after his fourth failed attempt, “my time might be better put to use mastering Meraud’s Paradox.”
“Oh, Jonathan,” sighs Arabella, all fond exasperation and not a little disappointment, as she climbs upstairs alone to dream of revels she will not quite recall come morning.