Justice Belstrang 02 The Witching Pool by John Pilkington

Author:John Pilkington [Pilkington, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sharpe Books
Published: 2020-12-20T22:00:00+00:00

THIRTEEN

The next morning I arose in sober mood. The cause of it was another taut conversation with both Hester and Childers the previous evening, which had led to some discord between us. In brief, Childers had allowed his concern for my welfare to get the better of him, and given vent to his fears once again.

‘I know how you despise gossip, sir,’ he had said. ‘And you have oft ploughed a lonely furrow, yet this business of the witch – your pardon, of Agnes Mason – draws you ever deeper into a mire. There’s been talk of dark shapes seen about Newland Wood, and cries heard - of something neither human nor animal. Moreover, there are calls for Mason to be removed from the Guildhall – from the city entirely, in fact – and lodged outside the walls.’ He shook his head. ‘It may displease you, yet I would fail in my duty not to warn you that you meddle-’

‘With evil?’ I broke in. ‘Or mere superstition?’

‘With popular opinion, at the very least,’ was his reply. He sighed, and looked to Hester for support.

‘Well, I thank you for correcting me,’ I said. ‘I thought I was doing my best to avert a perceived injustice, but even I may be mistaken.’ I faced Hester. ‘Would you care to give your opinion?’

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