The Chatter of the Maidens
“The old monk made one or two comments under his breath, which Helewise pretended not to hear. Then, when she was back in her room fuming silently about silly old men who had forgotten there was any other world save the cloister, he confounded her by tapping softly on her door and presenting her, with the sweetest of smiles, with a small phial of the holy water ‘to keep Our Lady with you on your travels’.
Brother Saul, on being informed of his unusual mission, was filled with a very obvious deli...ght. His normally sombre face split into a wide grin, over which he appeared to have little control; he wore the same expression constantly for the next few hours, until the first delight wore off.
Helewise went to find him in the stables; he had rounded up the cob – who, for some long-forgotten reason, answered to the name of Baldwin – and was grooming him within an inch of his life.
‘Brother Saul, may I interrupt you?’ she asked, coming up behind him.
Instantly he stopped what he was doing and gave her a bow.MoreLess
Brother Saul, on being informed of his unusual mission, was filled with a very obvious deli...ght. His normally sombre face split into a wide grin, over which he appeared to have little control; he wore the same expression constantly for the next few hours, until the first delight wore off.
Helewise went to find him in the stables; he had rounded up the cob – who, for some long-forgotten reason, answered to the name of Baldwin – and was grooming him within an inch of his life.
‘Brother Saul, may I interrupt you?’ she asked, coming up behind him.
Instantly he stopped what he was doing and gave her a bow.MoreLess
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