“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 , book Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Source: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

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