Battle Fleet (2007)
“It was only a few minutes from St James’s Park. It wasn’t long before I started to get a feel for London, and the place was every bit as exciting as I hoped it would be. Robert visited frequently to take us on trips to the British Museum or public science lectures at the Royal Institution.
But like the Navy, London had its dark side. Right outside our front door were beggar women with babies in their arms, and girls younger than us offering their bodies for money. There were pickpockets and thi...eves too and Robert cautioned us never to leave a window open in the house, lest we be broken into. ‘The burglars work with young children. They slip them through an open window and the child opens the front door.’ Strolling through St James’s Park, a young lad walked straight into me. ‘Beggin’ your pardon, sir,’ he said and hurried off. Richard was behind me and saw the boy whip a hand into my coat and take my purse. The two of us hared down the road after him. But when we turned into the back alley we’d seen him dive down, he was there with three other boys, their knives glinting in the dull light.MoreLess
But like the Navy, London had its dark side. Right outside our front door were beggar women with babies in their arms, and girls younger than us offering their bodies for money. There were pickpockets and thi...eves too and Robert cautioned us never to leave a window open in the house, lest we be broken into. ‘The burglars work with young children. They slip them through an open window and the child opens the front door.’ Strolling through St James’s Park, a young lad walked straight into me. ‘Beggin’ your pardon, sir,’ he said and hurried off. Richard was behind me and saw the boy whip a hand into my coat and take my purse. The two of us hared down the road after him. But when we turned into the back alley we’d seen him dive down, he was there with three other boys, their knives glinting in the dull light.MoreLess
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