Devil's Daughter
“Three men, shrouded to their feet in thick black cloaks, huddled against the side of a building in a crooked alley, waiting. One of them, by far the oldest of the three, eased his narrow shoulders around the corner of the building and stared through the murky fog down the street.
“Quiet, lads,” he hissed. “He’s coming, but not alone. There’s someone with him.”
“Give us some sport,” another of the men said. He spat neatly toward a mangy cat that was pawing a pile of refuse.
The Comte... de la Valle negligently twirled his beribboned cane as he listened to his friend Celestino Genovesi.
“Gesù,” Celestino growled, “it’s as black as a pit in hell. You tempt fate, Gervaise. I’d feel uneasy walking here during the day, what with all the riffraff hanging about.”
“Stop whining,” Gervaise said. “As for its being a black night, it will give you practice for when you leave this earth.”MoreLess
“Quiet, lads,” he hissed. “He’s coming, but not alone. There’s someone with him.”
“Give us some sport,” another of the men said. He spat neatly toward a mangy cat that was pawing a pile of refuse.
The Comte... de la Valle negligently twirled his beribboned cane as he listened to his friend Celestino Genovesi.
“Gesù,” Celestino growled, “it’s as black as a pit in hell. You tempt fate, Gervaise. I’d feel uneasy walking here during the day, what with all the riffraff hanging about.”
“Stop whining,” Gervaise said. “As for its being a black night, it will give you practice for when you leave this earth.”MoreLess
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