Mv02 Death Wears a Crown
Mv02 Death Wears a Crown
“The innkeeper had inherited it from his father and somehow kept it open throughout the Revolution and the invasions that followed, though just barely. Now taxes threatened what the combined armies of three kings had failed to do—force him to close. He was therefore more pleased than annoyed when a party of twenty men woke him after midnight, demanding rooms and a meal. The landlord set about making them welcome, opening the taproom to the travelers while he filled the ewers in the guest rooms. ...He was bustling for the pantry to put together a cold supper for his guests when he realized some were speaking English, and was foolish enough to comment upon it. They buried the innkeeper under his own midden pile. * * * There were half a dozen Gendarmes waiting for Vernet first thing the next morning; he hastened away with them for a day of conferring and evaluations, which left Victoire with little to do but darn socks and think. She kept to their room, half-listening to the bustle in the inn yard as she strove to turn the collar of his second-best uniform just one more time.MoreLess
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