"I will write now," Norrell begins, answering Childermass' unspoken question, "and you will take it to Vrinak. Perhaps we might invite him here. Yes, I should think he might like to see the library. Tell the kitchen staff too. They will have to prepare something fitting for a member of the Night Council."

He signs off with a flourish, blows on the ink and dusts it over before reaching for an envelope and addressing it, sealing it away and holding it out to Childermass impatiently. Well, he must do everything immediately of course!