Chapter 21
A ranger was taught to take advantage of the terrain he knew. Duncan led a frightened Franklin through the crowd and into the west portico of the cathedral, then slowed. A choir was singing. Half the pews were occupied. Clergymen in red vestments were preparing to conduct a service. From outside they heard Darby’s loud shout of “Blasphemer! I heard him curse the archbishop!” then his words were drowned out by angry cries from the flock. Duncan almost felt sorry for the soldier.
“In here!” Duncan instructed, pulling Franklin into the shadowed staircase. The famed wizard of electricity said nothing until they reached the Whispering Gallery, when he halted, chest heaving, and clutched his leg.
“They know we are on Ludgate Hill,” Duncan explained. “And the streets around the cath
