Chapter 9I had gone early that morning to Whitehall to collect a few things, but I left most of my possessions in my small chamber—and since Will had few possessions of his own, two extra shirts, another suit of leather clothes, his cloak, his hat, and his writing slant—I had the chamber swept and everything put away by the time Mistress Hamnett banged on the door.
I opened it to find a tray on the floor, bearing a jug of beer, a tankard, which must have been for me, since Will already had one, a loaf of bread and a knife to slice it, a dish of butter, and a few slices of beef and cheese.
Aside from the bed, the chamber held a small table and two chairs beside the window, a chest for clothes, a washstand, and a prie-dieu with a bible on it.
“This is a nice chamber. It’s five times as bi
