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onto those new made converts whose adherence to the established Church might

still be wobbly that the authorities moved many of our holidays, secular and

religious, to overlap and overwhelm theirs. Thus AllHallow's Eve displaces the

Druid's solemnSamhain rites, and May Day frolics supplantBeltaine . Even this
holy season of the year replaces theirImbolc celebrations and the marking of

the dread Winter Solstice."



"Except they haven't replaced them everywhere!"Telemachus blurted. "It's places

like this Greater Ambrose where they still put on the genuine article. I know

Imbolc'sjust a sheep-shearing festival, but from what I've read, these Druids

are a very privacy-loving lot and--Oh, Mummy, I don't think they're at all fond

of spies."



"Stuff," said Lady Battle-Purfitt. Unimpressed and unperturbed, she addressed

her child: "You had an uncle thought he was a Druid, once. He claimed it was a

moment of spiritual enlightenment. What's so enlightening about motoring over to

Stonehenge orAvebury of a summer's dawn and frolicking aroundstarkers , I'd

like to know. Personally, I think it was just his pitiful hope of getting

lashings more, ah, physical, urn, carnal,er , libidinous --"



"Sex?" said Olivia helpfully.



Shortly thereafter, Father Herrick andTelemachus joined her at the gates of

Earl's Benefice with the luggage.