The Wildcats of Exeter d-8
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‘Flattering!’ echoed Hubert. ‘It was demeaning!’
Ralph became brisk. ‘Whatever it was,’ he said, ‘let us put it aside and address ourselves to the task in hand. It is high time we remembered what we are doing in the county of Devon.’
‘Climbing our way up a mountain of disputes,’ sighed Gervase.
‘Suffering all kinds of blasphemy,’ complained Simon.
‘Bringing the sword of justice to this part of the kingdom,’ said Hubert with more than his usual pomposity. ‘Rewarding honesty, weeding out corruption and punishing any irregularities that we uncover. We are the privileged scribes of the Domesday Book.
That is our main purpose here.’
‘No, it is not,’ said Ralph.
‘Then what is, my lord?’
‘Making sure that Gervase gets to the altar in time,’ he said with an arm round his friend’s shoulders. ‘His lovely young bride must not be disappointed or Gervase may have another wildcat on his hands.’
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