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Copyright © 2012 Susanna Gregory  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored ina retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher.  \nHachette Digital Little, Brown Book Group  \n100 Victoria Embankment London, EC4Y 0DY  \n[www.hachette.co.uk](www.hachette.co.uk)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nFor Bernard and Jean Knight  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nContents  \nAlso by Susanna Gregory  \nCopyright  \nPrologue  \nChapter 1  \nChapter 2  \nChapter 3  \nChapter 4  \nChapter 5  \nChapter 6  \nChapter 7  \nChapter 8  \nChapter 9  \nChapter 10  \nChapter 11  \nChapter 12  \nEpilogue  \nHistorical Note  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPrologue  \nTangier, 4 May 1664  \nWilliam Reyner watched Lord Teviot lead the five hundred soldiers to their deaths. It would be easy to prevent the massacre – just gallop after the column and tell Teviot that more than ten thousand Barbary corsairs were lying in wait ahead – but he made no move to do so. A large amount of money was at stake, and that was considered far more important than the lives of mere warriors. Besides, Reyner had never liked Teviot: the man was a greedy fool, who should never have been appointed Governor of Tangier in the first place.  \nHe glanced around him. Tangier had come to England as part of Queen Katherine’s dowry, but it was a paltry place – a few winding streets huddledon a hill, rich with the scent of exotic spices, sun-baked manure and the salty aroma of the sea. It was being fortified, in the hope that it would provide British ships with a secure Mediterranean anchorage, although personally Reyner thought the King should have held out for something better. Tangier ’s harbour was too shallow and too exposed, while the surrounding countryside was full of hostile Moors.  \nWhen the last infantryman had marched through the town gate, Reynerand his fellow scouts followed on horseback. Colonel Harley was in the lead, sullen and scowling as usual, while the impassive Robert Newell brought up the rear. All three were careful to keep their distance: they did not want to become entangled in the slaughter that was about to take place. Teviot’s destination was a wood named Jews Hill; a place where corsairsoften gathered to harry the town. The three scouts had assured him that it was safe that day – a good time to chop down some of the trees and make it  \nmore difficult for raiders to use in the future. The reality was that it had never been more dangerous.  \nIt was not long before the first sounds of battle drifted back on the hot, dusty breeze – the yells of men roaring an attack and the spluttering crack of gunfire. Reyner, Harley and Newell pulled up.  \nAlthough Reyner did not care about Teviot, he had always been uncomfortable with sacrificing half the town’s garrison into the bargain. Harley and Newell had scoffed at his faint-heartedness, reminding him of the fabulous rewards they would reap when the deed was done, but he could not escape the conviction that the plan was unnecessarily bruta","cbCaihCDod7PuVqh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihCDod7PuVqh","pdf",2010085,370,"English","# Contents\n## Prologue\n## Chapter 1\n## Chapter 2\n## Chapter 3\n## Chapter 4\n## Chapter 5\n## Chapter 6\n## Chapter 7\n## Chapter 8\n## Chapter 9\n## Chapter 10\n## Chapter 11\n## Chapter 12\n## Epilogue\n## Historical Note","[{\"question\":\"Who is William Reyner and what does he witness in the prologue?\",\"answer\":\"William Reyner watches Lord Teviot lead five hundred soldiers toward what becomes a massacre in Tangier on 4 May 1664.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does Reyner not stop the massacre before it happens?\",\"answer\":\"Reyner makes no move because vast money is at stake and he considers it more important to the planners than the lives of the soldiers.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the battle unfold at Jews Hill?\",\"answer\":\"Corsairs time an ambush that breaks the British formation, causing panic; the fighting is short, brutal, and ends with Teviot’s column being cut down.\"}]","The Piccadilly Plot - Prologue - Tangier, 4 May 1664 | PDF",570]