Silent in an Evil Time by Jack Batten

Author:Jack Batten
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781770490055
Publisher: Tundra
Published: 2007-10-18T21:00:00+00:00

From mid-December 1914 to mid-January 1915, the clinic hid ten French soldiers, survivors of the battle at Charleroi, and twenty British soldiers that fought at Mons. The escaping men were coming so often and in such numbers that Edith needed to find other people in Brussels willing to take them in. One was her neighbor, a pharmacist named Louis Séverin. Another was an Irishwoman, Ada Bodart, who had married a Belgian and moved to Brussels. Bodart didn't hesitate to join the secret organization, even though her son Philippe, a slim pale fourteen-year-old, was put at risk.

Hiding the soldiers and recruiting others to do the same was only the first part of Edith's role. She entered even more deeply into the secret organization's work by lining up guides to accompany the soldiers to the Dutch border. Some of the guides wanted money to cover their services and expenses, so Edith asked for donations from those who supported the organization's work. No one turned down an appeal from Edith.

A potential source of trouble that she needed to deal with, though, was the heavy traffic of men coming and going at the clinic. Edith was afraid that the arrivals and departures of guides might attract the Germans' notice. To solve the problem, she helped choose six locations around Brussels where the soldiers and their guides could meet, far from Rue de la Culture. Each rendezvous had to be in a public place – a corner where a man hanging around for a few minutes wouldn't draw suspicion. Edith didn't miss a trick in thinking up ways of avoiding the Germans. In a pinch, when no guides at all were available, Edith acted as guide herself. She filled whatever role needed filling.

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