Pagan's Scribe (2007)
Pagan's Scribe
“It seems to be falling to pieces. First the crumbling walls, then the ruins of Saint Martin’s chapel, and now this – this battered windmill, constructed on the remains of a fortified tower. They must have dismantled the tower to build the windmill, because they’ve used identical stones for both of them.
I wonder who’s responsible for allowing the place to collapse like this?
The foundations of the tower are big and square, and very thick. There’s a communal oven built nearby, but no one’s using... it. A few dilapidated houses seem to be propping each other up; the sheep-pen in the village square is empty; the only activity is concentrated around the fountain, where a handful of old men and young women sit on the steps, talking.
They fall silent as we pass them.
‘See what Dominic’s done?’ The Archdeacon points to a low, bulky structure near the weatherworn church. It looks as if it’s been thrown together hurriedly, out of rubbish and remnants: bricks, stone, wood, even ancient-looking tiles.MoreLess
I wonder who’s responsible for allowing the place to collapse like this?
The foundations of the tower are big and square, and very thick. There’s a communal oven built nearby, but no one’s using... it. A few dilapidated houses seem to be propping each other up; the sheep-pen in the village square is empty; the only activity is concentrated around the fountain, where a handful of old men and young women sit on the steps, talking.
They fall silent as we pass them.
‘See what Dominic’s done?’ The Archdeacon points to a low, bulky structure near the weatherworn church. It looks as if it’s been thrown together hurriedly, out of rubbish and remnants: bricks, stone, wood, even ancient-looking tiles.MoreLess
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