Several other Romani women had been found amongst the hovels and houses of the town and Boudicca pushed her contribution towards the huddle of sorry looking female captives. The woman tripped with the force, stumbling into a haughty matron with a huge hooked nose and excessively painted face. This older Romani woman immediately started pulling disgusted expressions at the uninvited physical contact, brushing at her clothing where it had been fleetingly touched, as if she had been in contact with a plague victim.
Boudicca looked at the confused and worn Romani women without being able to muster any sympathy for their plight. Some of them sobbed or stood close together for comfort, most of them looked resolved to their fate. Only the one haughty woman stood really apart, obviously consideri
