It would still be them, [ Strange says, with a little shrug. That's what matters most. Even if Norrell or Arabella were younger or older or changed somehow, it would still be them.

Strange knows what it is like to be reunited with someone who you thought was lost. It is one of the most precious feelings in the world. ]

Anyway, I am a magician. It is my right to be cryptic. Give me enough time and I'm sure there will be plenty of rumors swirling about me—all baseless, of course, but the profession tends to attract them.