Faster. Push yourself Alison. You have to get away. As she raced in the forest, her heart pounded against her chest. Dodging between thick clusters of trees, low and fallen ...
“Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange.
Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose a magician might,” he admitted, “but a gentleman never could.” — Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
