Danny McNaught – Chapter Two

In which Danny sits through a history lesson and goes slightly mad

The trout was a distraction. It stared at Danny with one baleful eye, daring him to eat it as it basted in hollandaise sauce on a gilt-edged plate. Danny nudged it with his fork and was mortified when three peas bounced off instead and rolled toward the floral arrangement in the center of the table. The trout seemed to laugh at his faux pas and Danny cursed the chef who thought that serving a fish whole was a good idea.

Fortun...