“No, no, if he has started, we can do nothing,” Lady Brecon said, “but I would not like the Bishop to be shocked by anything he might find here.”
Lord Brecon laughed.
“You need not worry, Mother, for his lordship is much more anxious to please me than I him. I have twelve good livings under my patronage and I know full well that the reason for his visit is not a desire for my company but because his lordship wants me to appoint his nephew to the incumbency at Weston Cross. It is a goodly benefice and is in a fine hunting country. That is why Brecon Castle is a convenient resting place this evening for his lordship, for I am well aware that by the time dinner is over he will find it too late to proceed to Canterbury and will remain here the night.”
“I am afraid these intrigues are far be
