Nothing was more characteristic of Sir Walter Pole than Surprize. His eyes grew large, his eyebrows rose half an inch upon his face and he leant suddenly backwards and altogether he resembled nothing so much as a figure in the engravings of Mr Rowlandson or Mr Gillray. In public life Surprize served Sir Walter very well. "But, surely," he cried, "You cannot mean to say -!" And, always supposing that the gentleman who was so foolish as to suggest – in Sir Walter's hearing was no friend or yours, or if you have that sort of mischief in you that likes to see blunt wits confounded by sharp ones, you would be entertained. On
( Susanna Clarke )
[ Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell ]
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