Chapter 67

Besides, what was she doing there in the Venerable’s room? He pushed in through the Saracen’s side door, and discovered his grandfather standing at his post by the brass gong where the passage joined the hall. The Venerable’s head was all whiteness, which meant that his grandfather’s eyes were turned away towards the Saracen’s lounge. He was looking at something or somebody, and as Lance walked up the passage he saw two men coming out of the lounge. The taller man had the other by the arm, and the shorter one was l…