The Cadaver Game by Kate Ellis

Author:Kate Ellis [ELLIS, KATE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Published: 2012-03-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

The Jester’s Journal

26 June 1815

Yesterday morning, before dawn, we buried Robert in a small clearing in the woods. It is strange to think that he will lie there in the cold earth and nobody will ever know of his fate.

The heat affects me sorely, so that I can do nothing but lie beneath a tree and dream of novel ways to entertain my master and his cousin. However, I fear the Squire has lost interest in my antics as he now simpers after my Lady Pegassa, as though he would like to pull her strange and colourful plumage from her body. I tell him that she teases him and takes him for a fool, and that it is only I who am permitted to be a Fool at Catton Hall. Yet he ignores my warnings and continues to dote upon his prodigy.

Robert’s brother called upon the Squire today, demanding to know the lad’s whereabouts. He says he will not rest until he has found his brother and if the clod is bent on causing trouble, he must be dealt with.

There are many ways to silence a man. It is merely a matter of selecting the correct method for the occasion.

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