At Lambert's words, Strange simply shrugs. He's not sure if it counts as looking up to him or not, but he certainly admires the man's determination to keep at what he wants, damn the consequences...especially since Strange is also a person who's determined to keep at what he wants, damn the consequences.

Still, he grins as Lambert points out the obvious: Childermass really isn't very servantish. "I think that Childermass has always done what he wants. It's simply that for some reason, part of what he wanted to accomplish somehow involved him being in Norrell's service." Strange learned that much during their last conversation back home, when Childermass told him of Norrell's attempt to destroy his book.