John Shakespeare 01 - Martyr by Rory Clements

Author:Rory Clements [Clements, Rory]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780385342827
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Published: 2009-05-19T07:00:00+00:00

TOPLIFFE SUMMONED Rose Downie again.

“Tell me more about this gathering. Did this Jesuit priest come alone?”

Rose’s mouth was bruised and swollen. Her face was streaked with dirt and tears.

“He arrived with another man, Mr. Topcliffe, called Thomas Woode. I had never met him before but we were introduced to him.”

Thomas Woode? The name was familiar. “What more can you tell me? What did he look like? What did he say?” Topcliffe pressed her.

Rose described him as best she could but insisted that he had spoken very little. Then, tentatively, she said, “What of my baby, Mr. Topcliffe, sir?”

“Your baby is safe and well, Rose. That is all I am prepared to tell you for now. When Southwell is delivered into my hands, alive or dead, then I will reunite you with William Edmund. Do you understand me, Rose?”

“But I have done all you asked! I know he is here. I know they were having their Mass when you and your men arrived. He must be here in this house unless …” She stopped, seeing the blood rise in Topcliffe’s face.

“Unless?”

She had been about to say “unless you let him slip away” but thought better of it. “Unless he has somehow managed to get away, Mr. Topcliffe. Perhaps there are tunnels from the cellars. I have completed my side of the bargain, sir. Please, let me have my baby back.”

“All in good time, Rose. All in good time.”

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