Bruno gripped his case much more tightly.
‘What’s into the bag, Father?’ the pale one expected, staring at him curiously.
‘A Bible, plus some Manna of San Nicolo. It is possible to look if you wish.’ He unshouldered the case and flapped open the utmost effective. The men peered in but soon destroyed interest.
‘You’ve got just a few minutes,’ the one which is dark. ‘Once the procession has remaining, the Inquisitors’ll be back to do their particular work. She’s been the quietest witch we’ve had, isn’t that so, Roberto?’
‘True. You can’t go in the chamber together with her, though. It’s locked, and even we don’t have actually an integral. Cardinal Bono only offers it to the Inquisitors; they think we’ll play at being torturer don’t they? Without them,’
They unlocked the material door an
