Great discussions! Thanks Ken, Virginia and cuidadora;
I think Virginia is right about a local magistrate holding out against a full-fledged Earl--the aristocracy had a great deal of power.
Davis could be a spy, a counter-spy, an agent of somebody or other ... all good ideas. We'll have to wait and see. Shouldn't be long now. :-)
And, it's entirely possible that Lucius' flight has everything to do with his previous behavior, Ken! They do say that one's sins catch up with one sooner or later. ;-)
