Well, well, well. So a thing like that actually existed? Strange had heard rumors, whispers, occasional references to it in one of Norrell's books (and he knows that there would be more references to it in Norrell's other books, the ones he never read) but he honestly didn't know the book was real in the first place. And for Childermass to find it? Normally, Strange would write it off as a stroke of luck and leave it at that. But for Childermass to find it just before he vanished...Strange frowns before vocalizing the other magician's faults.

"I wonder...you finding the book before Hurtfew Abbey vanishes. English magic being put in the hands of Sir Walter Pole's butler. Hurtfew Abbey having all the necessary components to summon the Raven King in the first place. And then later, both of us arriving here and signing on to the same faerie carnival, independently of each other. It's all too neat to be a series of coincidences."

But what that means exactly, Strange also doesn't know. He only knows that it's a worrying feeling, having aspects of your life line up in such a neat way. Still, there's more to talk about than just these coincidences which probably aren't. And Strange does want to learn about this book. "What does the book say?"