Mary of Carisbrooke
“repeated Agnes Trattle, her amused voice lending warmth to the comfortable inn parlour. “Little did I think, when we were learning our lessons together, that prim little Druscilla Floyd would ever be called anything so imposing!”
For the first time since the King’s return from Nunwell Mary had found time to visit her friend’s family, and she was enjoying an unaccustomed sense of importance because they were all agog to hear news from the castle.
“And what do they call you?” teased Franc...es, fluttering round her with offers of refreshment.
“The King’s Laundress’s Assistant, I suppose,” laughed Mary. “At least I do all his Majesty’s washing and mending.”
“And do all the important people from Hampton have fancy titles like that?” asked Mistress Trattle.
Mary nodded as her strong white teeth bit into a tempting apple. “There is a list of them hanging in the great hall.”MoreLess
For the first time since the King’s return from Nunwell Mary had found time to visit her friend’s family, and she was enjoying an unaccustomed sense of importance because they were all agog to hear news from the castle.
“And what do they call you?” teased Franc...es, fluttering round her with offers of refreshment.
“The King’s Laundress’s Assistant, I suppose,” laughed Mary. “At least I do all his Majesty’s washing and mending.”
“And do all the important people from Hampton have fancy titles like that?” asked Mistress Trattle.
Mary nodded as her strong white teeth bit into a tempting apple. “There is a list of them hanging in the great hall.”MoreLess
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