Castle Diary by Richard Platt

Author:Richard Platt [Platt, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-7636-7823-4
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 1999-03-27T16:00:00+00:00

The fish swam right up to the man and over his hand. Suddenly the silence ended, and all was splashing as the man hurled the flapping fish on to the bank.

The poacher (for such I guessed he was) sprang to his feet and then saw me. He looked at me and I at him. We two looked at the fish, which thrashed on the grass. He stooped and picked up the wriggling fish and, swinging it by the tail, brought its head down on a tree-stump.

The fish went still, and he laid it down next to another one.

“Thou hast not seen me, hast thou boy?” he growled. I did not understand him and said nothing. At this he swore beneath his breath and raised his fist. “Thou hast not seen me, nor the fish!”

I turned, but before I could run his hand shot out and grabbed my arm. Then he knelt down and, bringing his face close to mine, began to talk more calmly.

“Now lad, thou shouldst not be here, shouldst thou?” he questioned.

He smelled of onions and ale, and though his voice was soft his grip was not, so I confessed it was the truth.

“Well, then,” he said, “you keep us meeting here a secret and so shall I. Agreed?”

I wished he would let go my arm, so promised I’d say nothing. When his grip slackened I burst free and hurried back to the castle.

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