Chapter 58
The announcement of the wedding and the ensuing coronation put the castle in such a frenzy that I spent my time avoiding the castes who flocked to watch the ceremony. The castle wasn’t even large enough to accommodate everyone and it was necessary to fill the surrounding hotels. The inhabitants of Brechin wondered what could well explain this rise in tourism at the start of winter and took full advantage of it to fill their coffers. But the news didn’t make everyone happy. Thomas avoided me and remained prostrate in his pavilion by the lake. The excitement around the wedding exasperated him. If he stayed in Mortain, it was only to offer a decent life to his son and an education among the castes. Alone, what would he do? Like me, he now needed to be surrounded by his family, whoever they w
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