The Darkest Hour by Barbara Erskine

Author:Barbara Erskine [Barbara Erskine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2014-05-12T04:00:00+00:00

November 4th 1940

Eddie stared at the young man who had brought the note. ‘Who gave you this?’ he said sharply.

‘One of the airmen. He said it was urgent.’ The messenger was no more than a boy, Eddie saw now. Too young to enlist.

‘You did right to bring it straight away,’ he said, suppressing a smile. He reached into his pocket and brought out a sixpence. The boy had bony shoulders, angular wrists sticking out from rolled-up sleeves, scraggy knees protruding from threadbare shorts. ‘Keep your eyes open. There might be more messages for me.’

‘Yes, sir!’ The boy had bright intelligent eyes. No, not intelligent. Knowing. Eddie smiled again. ‘Good lad. Off you go.’

He slid his thumb under the flap of the envelope and pulled out the single sheet of paper. Near miss. Better luck next time. It was unsigned.

Eddie scowled. Tearing up the note he held his lighter to the pieces and dropped them on the ground, grinding the ashes into the mud with his heel.

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