Will Shakespeare and the Pirate's Fire by Robert J. Harris

Author:Robert J. Harris [Robert J. Harris ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780007359356
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

WALTER RALEIGH OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE IN COMMENDATION OF THE STEELE GLASS

Beneath this was an eighteen line poem written by Walter, recommending the book to the reader. Will shook his head and smiled. Then he noticed that the front cover had an odd bulge to it. Examining it more closely, he found a pocket concealed under the leather with a folded sheet of paper fitted inside.

Will slipped it out, supposing it was another of Walter’s poems, or perhaps a letter of thanks from George Gascoigne, the author of The Steele Glasse. When he unfolded it he was surprised to find a map. It was not a sea chart but the layout of Mortlake House and its grounds. Most particularly marked were the spots picked out for the performance of the forthcoming play and the area where Dr Dee intended to seat his guests.

It was puzzling enough that Walter should want to make a plan of all this, but more worrying was the fact that he had labelled certain locations as being “of goodlie concealement”. Not only had he pinpointed these hiding places, he had sketched a broken line showing a route from the river to the house that was shaded from view by trees and bushes, so that a party of men could approach without being seen.

Worst of all, the area where the guests would be seated was marked with a crown. That could mean only one thing: Queen Elizabeth herself would be attending the performance! Much as Will hated to believe it, he could draw only one conclusion.

Walter Raleigh was a traitor.

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