Hugh Corbett 06 - Murder Wears a Cowl
“He anticipated the news even as he swung the door open and saw the under-sheriff, Alexander Cade, dishevelled and unshaven, standing there.
‘There’s been another murder, hasn’t there?’ Corbett said softly.
‘Yes, about four hours ago. A prostitute named Hawisa was killed outside her own tenement.’ Corbett waved him in. ‘The dead will wait for a while,’ he murmured. ‘You have broken your fast?’ Cade shook his head. Corbett led him into the kitchen and seated him at a table, pushing a bowl of wine... and a trancher of dried meat and fresh brown loaves towards him. Cade ate and drank voraciously, wolfing the food down whilst Corbett watched him curiously: despite his hunger, the under-sheriff seemed upset.
‘Did you know Hawisa?’ Corbett asked as a bleary-eyed Ranulf and Maltote slipped into the buttery. The under-sheriff looked up, his half-open mouth full of bread and meat. Corbett knew he had caught him unawares. ‘You did know her, didn’t you?’ Cade nodded. ‘Yes,’ he mumbled.MoreLess
‘There’s been another murder, hasn’t there?’ Corbett said softly.
‘Yes, about four hours ago. A prostitute named Hawisa was killed outside her own tenement.’ Corbett waved him in. ‘The dead will wait for a while,’ he murmured. ‘You have broken your fast?’ Cade shook his head. Corbett led him into the kitchen and seated him at a table, pushing a bowl of wine... and a trancher of dried meat and fresh brown loaves towards him. Cade ate and drank voraciously, wolfing the food down whilst Corbett watched him curiously: despite his hunger, the under-sheriff seemed upset.
‘Did you know Hawisa?’ Corbett asked as a bleary-eyed Ranulf and Maltote slipped into the buttery. The under-sheriff looked up, his half-open mouth full of bread and meat. Corbett knew he had caught him unawares. ‘You did know her, didn’t you?’ Cade nodded. ‘Yes,’ he mumbled.MoreLess
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