As the Crow Flies by Jeffrey Archer

Author:Jeffrey Archer [Archer, Jeffrey]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General, War & Military, Fiction
ISBN: 9780330523172
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 2011-01-01T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 28

The colonel’s driver did everything in his power to get Sergeant Trumper to London as quickly as possible. He pressed his foot to the floor again and again as he tried to keep the speedometer above eighty. However, as they were continually held up en route by convoys of troops, transportation lorries, and even at one point Warrior tanks, the task was daunting. When Charlie finally reached Chiswick on the outskirts of London they were then faced with the blackout, followed by an air raid, followed by the all-clear, followed by countless more roadblocks all the way to Downing Street.

Despite having six hours to ponder as to why Mr. Churchill could possibly want to see him, when the car came to a halt outside Number 10 Charlie was no nearer a conclusion than he had been when he left the barracks at Cardiff earlier that afternoon.

When he explained to the policeman on the door who he was, the constable checked his clipboard, then gave a sharp rap on the brass knocker before inviting Sergeant Trumper to step into the hall. Charlie’s first reaction on being inside Number 10 was surprise at discovering how small the house was compared with Daphne’s home in Eaton Square.

A young Wren officer came forward to greet the middle-aged sergeant before ushering him through to an anteroom.

“The Prime Minister has the American ambassador with him at the moment,” she explained. “But he doesn’t expect his meeting with Mr. Kennedy to last much longer.”

“Thank you,” said Charlie.

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