The closing serves as a low-key way for Grey to resign the account.

"The gold, man," he said, in French, loud enough for Grey to hear.

She felt so guilty, knowing how awkward it would be for Grey, stuck in a land where practically every person except himself could do magic.

Then there would be nothing for Grey to serve.

She'd been searching for Grey because he was the only magician she knew.

For Grey, the entire process of buying, designing and moving into his new home was one of distillation.

Ivy felt light-headed, thinking about the prospect of a talent for Grey.

The only way we can see to stop that is for Grey to return to Mundania and stay there.

While working for Grey he continued with his philological research and contributed to various publications during the late 1850s.

Since then, she played piano music for Grey despite not knowing why, untiæ her identity was found out and the relationship got difficult.