February 23, 2009 Visiting Covert in Newark, Delaware

Distressing moment with Ms. Skinny,

I've pretty much documented it in this journal entry:

http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6876818/thankyou/?journalid=11933172&referringmember=&releaseid=3874270

I'm still a little uncomfortable about it with her, but she assures me she's quite past any ill feelings. As a matter of fact, she says she has a vague recollection of hearing stories of a rather unsavory old branch of the family named Sprutle. The tale is that they were an unprincipled mercenary bunch that found employment with the cooks of Edward's army at Bannockburn; they later tried to avoid censure by claiming they had only done it in order to introduce lumps in the Englishmen's porridge.

I suspect they were turned from warped stock.

Covert

Originally posted in the Bookcrossg Chit Chat forum, and includes commentary:

http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/5/6069459