When Vincent arrived back at the presbytery, he found a hive of activity awaiting him. With the latest arrivals of Cedric and Nanny Lawson, they now had a grand total of nine corpses awaiting burial.
Although all but the latest additions had been prepared by Mathew and his men, Father James informed Vincent that the local carpenter who supplied the coffins was struggling to keep up with the orders and was beginning to question the sudden increase in volume.
Not wishing to arouse suspicion, Father James had claimed that a sudden turn in the weather was to blame, but deep down her felt it likely that they would have to let the man in on their secret and swear him to silence.
Vincent assured the priest that if it came to it, he himself would speak to the man and pay for silence. In such ci
