The mention of war doesn't unsettle him: they'd just scarcely got clear of Napoleon, after all, and Strange had fought at Wellington's side. The changes, too, he's finding his feet with.

"Oh yeh. Gettin' to be a sizeable little pile. I think I may try to buy some of Mr. Norrell's books from 'is library. Even if it's a different sort of magic, some of the principles are the same, and they could be handy to anyone else trying to make sense of the powers here. ... I know it's not your cuppa, but ... well." He smirked. "It is my coin I'm spendin'."