“Oh no, not at all. He"d be the first to admit to his failing eyesight and I"m sure that in the long run, he saw the change as a blessing. I did notice, just once, that Brother Bernárd seemed to have a little difficulty in recalling the names of a couple of us. This was about six weeks after his arrival. I can"t be certain of exact dates. I just put it down to a spot of absent-mindedness.”
This information gave Drake cause to believe that the disappearance of the real Brother and the insertion of the impostor must have taken place around that time, which led her to her next question.
“When he first arrived, did Brother Bernárd have reason to leave the priory for any reason?”
“Well, yes. We encourage all our new arrivals to get out and about during their early weeks with us to explore th
