Kindle Notes & Highlights
Harald’s ale
was stronger than Osric’s had been, dark brown and heavy in the mouth with a bitter edge.
“It is difficult to forgive one’s enemies,” she
said, “though Our Lord commands that we do so. Revenge is easier and seems the natural thing to do, even if the revenge is no more than laughing at another’s pain.”
He cursed himself both for his unwillingness to refuse Joshua’s request outright and for his unwillingness to accept it. Yet he knew he would blame himself if more Jewish families were attacked and he had not tried.
