The Devil's Acolyte (2002)
“He felt as though he deserved it.
But then he saw the arrival of the Coroner and the knight from Furnshill, and loitered shamelessly as he watched them unloading their packhorse and taking their belongings up to the rooms which had been allocated to them. A short while later he saw Augerus running over and hurrying up the stairs himself, then he reappeared with the knight and the two men walked quickly over to the Abbot’s lodging.
The Coroner’s face was familiar enough, aye, to fellows ...in Western Devonshire where he tended to ply his trade, so for Peter, his presence must mean that Wally’s body on the moor was to receive its inquest at last. That was a matter of interest to Peter – as was the identity of this second man who was of such importance that the Abbot would ask him to visit before even thinking of seeing the Coroner.
It was not fear for himself that motivated him, but concern for the Abbey itself.MoreLess
But then he saw the arrival of the Coroner and the knight from Furnshill, and loitered shamelessly as he watched them unloading their packhorse and taking their belongings up to the rooms which had been allocated to them. A short while later he saw Augerus running over and hurrying up the stairs himself, then he reappeared with the knight and the two men walked quickly over to the Abbot’s lodging.
The Coroner’s face was familiar enough, aye, to fellows ...in Western Devonshire where he tended to ply his trade, so for Peter, his presence must mean that Wally’s body on the moor was to receive its inquest at last. That was a matter of interest to Peter – as was the identity of this second man who was of such importance that the Abbot would ask him to visit before even thinking of seeing the Coroner.
It was not fear for himself that motivated him, but concern for the Abbey itself.MoreLess
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