A Name Never Sold
- Cheap passage
“One and a fifth drops a span, Absalom? Dawn was near two.”
“Fishpond’s boat, mistress. The tide’s kind to small fares.”
“Kind to them as can’t pay, you mean.”
“Kind to everyone while the Lantern burns. Hand me your span-ticket and step aboard before the boatman starts shouting.”
“Will she mark my name?”
“Tamsin marks every name. It’s the one thing she never sells.”