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Williaentry His fanes cadon and their strength lay in their ability to make a profit out of the war in France William was a powerfully built lad of twelve with blue eyes, blond hair and a pugnacious nature

Geoffrey was keen to show hi to the abbey Willia the abbey tower

'Have you ever been to Salisbury?' Geoffrey asked

'My father took me once,' William said

'Well You'd have seen the pointed arches in the cathedral They were done in the old style They're better than the rounded stuff the Nor for a total res were put up He wanted to kno to knock theet to the valuables inside

Geoffrey opened a small door

'Take a look at that'

Willia into space It was as if a slice had been cut fro and so were the bea

'We took it off so we could put up the scaffolding,' Geoffrey explained 'We'll be putting on a te it permanent because the nave is in for a total rely pillars the Normans put up'

William wasn't interested in what the Noroing on right now A door at the end of the nave had opened and a man with a baldhead had appeared

'That's Thomas Draper,' Geoffrey whispered 'My dad says he's a troublemaker'

William watched the baldhead proceed down the aisle and stop before a wooden platform

'We put it up yesterday,' Geoffrey said

What's it for?'

'The baptismal It's where they take the o up there so their nao to heaven if that's not done'

William wasn't interested in books or babies His eyes were on the ht him to do that Guy said lawyers and priests buried their heads in books Soldiers watched and listened It wasn't what people said that mattered … it hat they did

The man knelt beside the platform