Chapter Ten
Marion left the Bull and found a bright, fresh spring day waiting for her. She took a deep breath, and was reminded that the town’s latrine, the river Rea, ran nearby. Turning her face towards Saint Martin’s steeple, she walked to the centre of Brummagem.
She had arrived early, the sun not yet a quarter way across the sky. Even so she found Daniel waiting patiently by the church. Mindful that she stood in Laffite’s backyard, she greeted him without a kiss. “Daniel, it is good to see you. Thank you for coming to escort me home. Did you have a pleasant journey?”
“Good to see you too Mistress Marion, you look well. I enjoyed an uneventful walk but with much company. I think half of Hemlingford must visit for market day.”
The town certainly was crowded. The de Birmingham family
