Alchemist's Apprentice
“He bought two pound loaves from the baker and a piece of butter and a good wedge of cheese from a farm girl at the corner of the street. Then, following Nell’s directions, he set out up the steep, cobbled streets towards the moors.
The rain cleared and was replaced by a sharp, cold wind, which dried the ground beneath Jack’s feet but cut through his clothes and made him shiver. Before long he had left the town behind him and was walking up narrow cart roads between high walls of grey stone. Beh...ind them, steep, muddy fields ran up to small farmhouses and cottages which huddled in against the hillsides like sleeping animals. The wind blew the smoke sideways from their chimneys.
The higher Jack climbed, the harder and colder it seemed to blow. From time to time he rested in a stand of trees or in a sheltered corner where two walls met. He was determined to make his provisions last as long as possible, but the cold made him ravenous and he could rarely resist nibbling at the fresh crust of his bread.MoreLess
The rain cleared and was replaced by a sharp, cold wind, which dried the ground beneath Jack’s feet but cut through his clothes and made him shiver. Before long he had left the town behind him and was walking up narrow cart roads between high walls of grey stone. Beh...ind them, steep, muddy fields ran up to small farmhouses and cottages which huddled in against the hillsides like sleeping animals. The wind blew the smoke sideways from their chimneys.
The higher Jack climbed, the harder and colder it seemed to blow. From time to time he rested in a stand of trees or in a sheltered corner where two walls met. He was determined to make his provisions last as long as possible, but the cold made him ravenous and he could rarely resist nibbling at the fresh crust of his bread.MoreLess
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