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Crispin: Cross of Lead Chapter 12 Summary

  • Crispin keeps run-walking along the southern road as far as he can.
  • He's wracked with grief and guilt over Father Quinel's death, and imagines the same grisly end is waiting for him.
  • He's lost the bag of food Goodwife Peregrine gave him, but he doesn't dare go back for it.
  • At least he still has the pouch around his neck and the cross of lead he carries inside it.
  • Crispin finds a place to sleep and begs Jesus, Mary, and Saint Giles for mercy.