"Understandable," Strange says, with a little nod. "I'll wait a little before continuing to badger you." Would ten minutes be good? Hopefully so! Strange thinks that ten minutes might be an acceptable time to contact someone again after contacting them the first time.

Needless to say, patience isn't one of his virtues.

"If the academics of this time are anything like the ones in ours, I doubt I'd be able to talk to you in the library to begin with." There's a wry smile on his face as he talks. What's the use of being in a profession if you can't shade it or make fun of it from time to time?