First Paragraph

Hi Buccaneer Bloggers! Today I'm sharing the first paragraph of my current book, The Devil and the Excise-Man, which is coming out this August (woohoo!).
 

The skirl of bagpipes mixed with the noise of shouts and shattering glass, jolted Ina from sleep. It was well before daybreak, but she could feel the mattress shift as Margaret sat up. Wrapping one of the blankets around her shoulders, Ina tiptoed to the window, wincing as the cold nipped at her bare feet. The street below was cluttered with the swaying patches of light and shadow thrown by torches and lanterns, but Ina could make out a column of Highland men, who appeared to be leading a bedraggled set of prisoners dressed in similar garb. On either side of the street, spectators crowded forward, inches away from the men marching in front of them.