They walked down the passage side by side but, as it happened, encountered no one.
The old woman was busy in the kitchen and with her was a young girl, who she had told Jabina was expected to come in later to wash up.
The landlord was still serving drinks in the public part of the inn.
They reached the yard and now the Duke, looking round quickly, saw an open cart such as farmers used drawn by one horse which was tethered to a post.
He moved quickly towards it – so quickly that Jabina had difficulty in keeping up with him. He lifted her up into the cart and then, untying the horse, he led it out from the yard.
There was the sound of laughter and voices.
And through the windows of the inn Jabina could perceive a number of men clustered round the bar, but the noise they were making pre
