He looks momentarily pained at the reminder of their last encounter, frowns down at his paperwork as he shuffles it.
"No, I think that will be all," he tells her, before hesitating and adding. "I believe the Redbright Institute is running some... workshops. On magic and ethics. It may be worth your while attending, even if you do not agree with such things... it is good to understand it, so that you might avoid another fine."
Norrell's smile is earnest, for he does truly mean what he says. It is a shame, then, that his well-meaning advice is perhaps misjudged.
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"No, I think that will be all," he tells her, before hesitating and adding. "I believe the Redbright Institute is running some... workshops. On magic and ethics. It may be worth your while attending, even if you do not agree with such things... it is good to understand it, so that you might avoid another fine."
Norrell's smile is earnest, for he does truly mean what he says. It is a shame, then, that his well-meaning advice is perhaps misjudged.