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Show 199 "Kent is a hotbed of insurrection right now-caused by men like Lathrop." "I told you " "Silence, Leonard. I don't want to hear another word from you. You'd have us chasing feathers." Elise twisted out of Tomlinson's grasp and went to stir the potatoes. "There's no need for you to be preparing the Reverend's supper, he won't be home tonight," said Tomlinson. "I say we go to the docks," said one of the men. "She knows where he is--make her tell," said another. "Look, the hounds have got the scent and they're anxious to catch the prey," said still another. "Have they gone to Black Friars?" Tomlinson looked to Elise for a response. "No!" "You said that too assuredly." said Tomlinson. "I still think we ought to go to the docks," said one of his men. "Don't you know that Leonard has had a close association with this family for sometime now? His word can't be trusted any more than hers," said Tomlinson. "Let's follow the hounds," said the man whose dog was' straining the most. "||eonardj if they have all gone to the docks as |