The Apprentice by Hilaire Belloc
Number 6 of 27 Great British Short Stories
Premise: Someone downs tools to watch a certain public execution in London in January 1649
Review: Very nicely done. Belloc knew how to set a mood
Outa ten: 9
Keywords: winter, public events
Quotes: none
Words: none (though onyx is such a great word!)
Look up: this execution
Afterlives of the story/connections to other stuff: not that I know.
Is it online? Yes
marchudson.net 
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