SEVENTEEN
THE DAME, THE HOCKEY PLAYER
Aedd announced he would now tell the tale of the Priest and, as he said this, he pointed to Canterbury and sketched out the route of the pilgrims, from London to the resting place of Thomas Becket, who, Aedd elucidated, in what Pimple thought was likely an ancient English accent, ‘Was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a Saint and Martyr by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Community, don’t you know? In days of yor that, is’, and Aedd sort of sang this last bit in a strolling minstrel way, playing air lute, side-saddle on a donkey and looking a little taken aback this mode of chanting had slipped from his vocal chords, coincidentally noticing the professor seemed to be captivated by his donkey ridi
