Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell

Author:Bernard Cornwell [Cornwell, Bernard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00

They cheered him, Elizabeth Carey laughed, and the Lord Chamberlain roared his approval. Will Kemp bowed low to his lordship, then held up his hands to quieten the room again. He had evidently decided to compensate for the disappointment of the play by being the Lord of Misrule, the traditional maker of mischief on Twelfth Night. ‘One last poem,’ Will announced, ‘before we all go into this good night.’

‘No,’ Phil said quietly, ‘don’t do it, Will, just don’t do it!’

‘“It was a young man,”’ Will began.

‘Oh dear God,’ Phil moaned, ‘he is doing it!’

‘“Who lived in a town,”’ Will went on, ‘“a jolly husband was he,

‘But he would eat more at one set dinner

Than twenty would eat at three …’

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