Peril On the Sea
“said Sir Anthony, indicating Sherwin, “this is our guest, by way of the Inns of Court.”
He pointedly did not offer Sherwin’s name.
Sir Gregory gave a nod, as though he was well aware of the omission. “Are you consulting a youthful lawyer, then, Sir Anthony, to mend your troubles?”
“Actually, that’s not a bad idea,” said Sir Anthony with a puckish smile.
Katharine was out of sight, in another room. For all her aplomb and powers of communication, she had expressed the desire to set eyes on Gregor...y only when he was trussed and plucked—but Sherwin knew that she was overhearing every word. He could hear her feet whisper on the straw matting in the next room, and he had to believe that Sir Gregory could hear her, too.
“But I think you have had other guests this evening,” said Sir Gregory, “in addition to this young lawyer dressed like a ship’s soldier.”
Sherwin was not prepared to like the man’s character or bearing, and he did not. But the knight, who had been wounded in his right cheek at some point in the past, had the stance of an experienced fighter, steady on his feet and ready for whatever came.MoreLess
He pointedly did not offer Sherwin’s name.
Sir Gregory gave a nod, as though he was well aware of the omission. “Are you consulting a youthful lawyer, then, Sir Anthony, to mend your troubles?”
“Actually, that’s not a bad idea,” said Sir Anthony with a puckish smile.
Katharine was out of sight, in another room. For all her aplomb and powers of communication, she had expressed the desire to set eyes on Gregor...y only when he was trussed and plucked—but Sherwin knew that she was overhearing every word. He could hear her feet whisper on the straw matting in the next room, and he had to believe that Sir Gregory could hear her, too.
“But I think you have had other guests this evening,” said Sir Gregory, “in addition to this young lawyer dressed like a ship’s soldier.”
Sherwin was not prepared to like the man’s character or bearing, and he did not. But the knight, who had been wounded in his right cheek at some point in the past, had the stance of an experienced fighter, steady on his feet and ready for whatever came.MoreLess
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