The Reckoning - 3
“They counted h flaming wax candles that ringed this room in light, thinking of the kins tallow candles that they hoarded till dark. And they felt the f 'rrings of a deep and resentful rage, that good Christians should have i^ttle whilst this infidel unbeliever should have so much.
Hugh, too, was looking about with unabashed curiosity, but his a soldier's eye. He noted the heavy wooden shutters, the iron door bolt He studied the thickness of the stone walls, admiring how cleverly door had been c...ut to fit into the stairway alcove, effectively sealing off the upper chambers. And he remembered what Abel had said about trouble, about the Jewry in flames.
Wat picked up a book, looked blankly at the Hebrew script, and set it down with a thud, as if he'd touched something unclean. "How long does he mean to make us wait?" "We're being watched," Brian warned suddenly, making them all jump. They turned to stare suspiciously at the screen. It was a distinct letdown when a small boy toddled out.
"Look at him," Wat marveled, "hair like flax!MoreLess
Hugh, too, was looking about with unabashed curiosity, but his a soldier's eye. He noted the heavy wooden shutters, the iron door bolt He studied the thickness of the stone walls, admiring how cleverly door had been c...ut to fit into the stairway alcove, effectively sealing off the upper chambers. And he remembered what Abel had said about trouble, about the Jewry in flames.
Wat picked up a book, looked blankly at the Hebrew script, and set it down with a thud, as if he'd touched something unclean. "How long does he mean to make us wait?" "We're being watched," Brian warned suddenly, making them all jump. They turned to stare suspiciously at the screen. It was a distinct letdown when a small boy toddled out.
"Look at him," Wat marveled, "hair like flax!MoreLess
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