A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom: A Novel by John Boyne

Author:John Boyne [Boyne, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780593230152
Amazon: 0593230159
Publisher: Hogarth
Published: 2020-08-10T23:00:00+00:00

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A few hours later, I descended from my room to the inn where Macbeth, his Queen, and their guards were eating a lavish breakfast, and it was as if nothing unusual had taken place at all.

“Well, Brother?” asked Jasper, taking me to one side and throwing a big, burly arm around my shoulder. “Have you made your decision? Will you join us?”

“For now,” I said. “Perhaps not all the way to Rome but, if the offer still stands, then I will join you for some part of the journey and earn my keep.”

He slapped me on the back so hard that I stumbled forward, tripping over a chair, and fell to the floor. Jasper burst out laughing and, as he picked me up, I saw the Queen cackling, too, and shaking her head.

“Two brothers back together,” he said. “Just as nature intended! Our father would have been a proud man at this moment!”

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