A Play of Piety (2010)
A Play of Piety
“There’s no need to stop your dinner since I’m here.” Jack’s thanks followed him as he went out. The bell was jangling again and went on jangling as he hurried down the stairs. Whoever had hold of the rope seemed not to care Jack could only come so fast and no faster, no matter what their impatience. As it was, Joliffe jerked the slightly open gate a little more open suddenly enough that the horseman beyond it was startled into a sharp answering jerk on his reins, making his horse throw up its h...ead and back a few steps away. Forced to let go the bell rope, ending its jangle, he demanded angrily down at Joliffe, “Who are you?”
“Presently the one who’s going to finish opening the gate for you,” Joliffe returned. “So leave off the bell.” He swung the gate wide aside, stepping backward with it, then—expecting what came next—stepping farther back, out of reach as the horseman, riding past, cut sideways at him with a stiff riding whip. Having spent much time in the past few months being lessoned to dodge blows, doing it now was no great matter.MoreLess
“Presently the one who’s going to finish opening the gate for you,” Joliffe returned. “So leave off the bell.” He swung the gate wide aside, stepping backward with it, then—expecting what came next—stepping farther back, out of reach as the horseman, riding past, cut sideways at him with a stiff riding whip. Having spent much time in the past few months being lessoned to dodge blows, doing it now was no great matter.MoreLess
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