Gossip 486

Gossip

1. “But isn’t it terrible about Maldon and Colchester! My ma has three cousins living with her now! Those horrible savages! Oh, it’s the end of Britain, I say. I am praying every day that King Uther strikes every one of them dead!”
2. “Listen, darlings, it’s everywhere. My last lover, that monk, told me that the vile Franks are even worse! They’ve overrun the last Roman outpost in Gaul. The barbarians are everywhere.”
3. “And who can be surprised? Since the Great City of Rome fell, everything there has been dismal. Maybe it’s the end of the world.”
4. “But aren’t you afraid that they’re coming here? Those savages are probably marching here right now!”
5. “We have nothing to worry about. When I was chambers,kitchen had his usual plate of food out there. He’s looking a little wan and tired.”
6. “Well, I’ll say you would, too, if you had to sleep for six months without eating! Like a bloody bear, he is!”