The news of Father James’ demise through everything into disarray. Vincent asked Ned to ride down to the stables and ask one of the lads there to bring up two fresh horses for Mathew and himself.
He rushed back inside the hall and informed Corinne that he had to go back into town to see the priest on some parish business. Although she did not know the priest very well, he suspected that the news of his death might come as a shock to her, and he did not wish to upset her.
Even though she insisted that she had enjoyed a good night’s sleep to Vincent she still appeared peaky and a little washed out.
Typically, Emily overheard his conversation and ran out to ask if it had anything to do with her nanny’s funeral.
Caught off-guard, Vincent almost let it slip that Nanny Margaret was already s
