"Be sure you do! Oh, and you should be certain to come see me if you have any questions. The politics of London can be complex, I know! I myself found it very difficult at first to negotiate, for I am not a man who enjoys small talk and parties! I prefer to spend time on my studies -- but oh, London is a very different place to York! Here one must put time into such things to recognised! The merit of one's studies alone is not enough to be recognised!"

A thing which Norrell clearly finds surprising and disappointing in equal parts, if his expression is anything to go on.