Chapter 26
An Attempt Is Made
Watching Mick enter the public house, Hewlett cursed under his breath. Of all the bad luck. He loitered near the edge of the market where he could keep a watch on the inn. Howell would emerge eventually, and then he’d follow to see what offered. If de Clare refused to play along, he’d have his revenge another way if necessary. He cheered up slightly when he saw the man who’d brought him to de Clare’s hideout surveying the crowd. Had he changed his mind after all?
The voice at his shoulder startled him, and he turned fast but not fast enough as an iron grip on his elbow arrested both the withdrawal of his concealed knife and his turn.
“I suggest you hear what I have to say, Josiah. And put the blade away before it annoys me.”
“Yer startled me is all,” grow
