Marbeck And The Privateers (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
Knowing Miller the boatman would be his eyes and ears for the present, he went out by the Strand door into the bustling street. He had put aside his old scholar’s gown, and was clad in his customary black doublet. After walking a hundred yards, past the entrances of the Savoy, Somerset House, Arundel and Leicester Houses, he entered a lane to his right which led down to the Temple Stairs. There he asked among the handful of watermen who had gathered, and soon found the one he sought. ‘Master Herle?’ A stocky man, whose thick shoulders bore testament to a life at the oars, came forward. ‘Aye, master – do you wish to go east, or west?’ ‘Neither,’ Marbeck said, speaking low. ‘I’m Giles Blunt. My friend Roger Daunt thought I should make your acquaintance.’ The other did not react, but moved casually away from his fellows, down the stairs towards the water. Marbeck followed until they were out of earshot of the other men. ‘Is there a message for me to carry?’ Herle asked.
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