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"It was," I said, realizing for the first ti instructions fro instructions to the istrate here, and a couple of justices of the peace, but surely" Roger said slowly, shaking his head as he thought A loud squawk interrupted his thoughts, and he glanced down, the light fro a faint sry, laddie? Don’t fret yourself, Mu into the shifting ht wind had risen, and the bare branches of oak and hickory rattled like sabers overhead Still, Jeht Marsali’s voice faintly up ahead, engaged in what appeared to be a supper, but there was no sound of Bree’s lower, huskier Boston-bred tones
"Why?" Ja his voice to be heard over the wind
"Why what? Here, Jenaw on that for a bit" A spark of light caught soer’s free hand; then the object disappeared, and Je and slurping noises
"What is that? It isn’t sh for him to s, is it?" I asked anxiously
"Ah, no It’s a watch chain Not to worry," Roger assured rip on the end of it If he ss it, I can pull it back out"
"Why would sonoring the ier sounded surprised "I shouldn’t think anyone cares whether I’m married or not, save myself--and you, perhaps," he added, a touch of humor in his voice "I expect ye’d like the boy to have a na strea him into a wild black fiend in silhouette--"what did he end up being na, I mean"
"Jere I recalled it correctly "Is that what you wanted?"
"Oh, I didn’t erly round a large puddle that spread across the path It had begun to sprinkle again; I could feel s of the water in the puddle where the firelight shone across it
"I wanted Jeremiah, but I told Bree the other names were up to her She couldn’t quite decide between John for John Grey, and--and Ian, for her cousin, but of course they’re the saain I noticed the faint hesitation, and I felt Jahtly under my hand Jamie’s nephew Ian was a sore point--and fresh in everyone’s mind, thanks to the note we had received from him the day before That must be what had decided Brianna at last
"Well, if it isna you and edly, "then who is it? Jocasta and Duncan? Or the folk from Bremerton?"
"You think soer seized the opportunity to talk about soeneral dislike of Roht be, but it’s not If it were, ait ’til now to arrest the priest? Wait a bit, Sassenach, I’ll fetch ye over"
Jao of rabbed me by the waist, and lifted me bodily across in a swish of skirts The wet leaves slipped and squelched under my boots as he setback toward Roger "Lillywhite and Anstruther have no great love of Catholics, I expect, but why stir up a stra, anyway? Do theyfolk on the er gave a short laugh at that
"No, I suppose not Is there anything else the priest was es and baptis Jahs together, feeling an alares had come loose when Jamie liftedto keep hi soer sounded doubtful, but Jamie took the idea and turned it round in his hands, considering
"They’d no objection to his hearing mine And I shouldna think they’d care if a Catholic was in hts, we’re all damned anyway But if they kent soht there was soht pay for access to the priest?" I asked skeptically "Really, Jaine that if it were a question of paying out hard money for a priest, your Scottish Catholic murderer or adulterer would just say an Act of Contrition and hope for the best"
Jahtly, and I saw the white mist of his breath purl round his head like candle s colder
"I daresay," he said dryly "And if Lillywhite had any thought of setting up in the confession business, he’s left it a bit late in the day toso sure that they overheard it?"