CHAPTER 6Brother Anthony was just concluding his daily afternoon time of prayers and meditation when he heard the doorbell chime in the tower. This particular bell had a different tone than the more mournful ones that were used to call the monks to prayer in the days before the plague swept through Llandover Monastery. He frowned and his first reaction was that one of the girls had pulled it. Many of them were quite young, almost children and at times they did do silly little things.
Since the women had arrived a month before, two traders had visited. On both occasions they were expected though both had arrived late. On his advice, everyone including Wyman had remained out of sight on the fourth floor during the visitor's stay. He had exchanged several sacks of potatoes, boxes of apples a
