Well,” said Tuppence, recovering herself, it really seems as though it were meant to be.”Carter nodded.I know what you mean. I’m sup...
The next day passed slowly. It was necessary to curtail expenditure. Carefully husbanded, forty pounds will last a long time. Luckily the weather was ...
The moment was not quite so triumphant as it ought to have been. To begin with, the resources of Tommy’s pockets were somewhat limited. In the e...
Tommy, old thing!”Tuppence, old bean!”The two young people greeted each other affectionately, and momentarily blocked the Dover Street Tub...
It was 2 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7, 1915. The Lusitania had been struck by two torpedoes in succession and was sinking rapidly, while the boats w...
That was two years ago. We still live on the island. Before me, on the rough wooden table, is the letter that Suzanne wrote me.Dear Babes in the Wood&...
With his last words Colonel Race had swung away and left us. I stood staring after him. Harry’s voice recalled me to myself.Anne, forgive me, sa...
We were not able to return to Johannesburg that night. The shells were coming over pretty fast, and I gathered that we were now more or less cut off, ...
We were not able to return to Johannesburg that night. The shells were coming over pretty fast, and I gathered that we were now more or less cut off, ...
I was not summoned to Sir Eustace’s presence until late in the afternoon. Eleven-o’clock tea and a substantial lunch had been served to me...