Crowns And Codebreakers (2015)
“The sky above them had turned to a violet twilight. Flora tucked her arms under her knees to keep them warm.
‘They’ve been gone for ages,’ Andrew said.
‘I know.’ ‘Do you think they’re all right? Do you think they found the boy?’ ‘I don’t know.’ ‘Tell me something interesting to keep me distracted,’ Andrew said.
Flora thought for a moment. ‘Did you know the Chinese were the first civilisation to use fingerprint analysis? They used to sign contracts with an inky thumb because everyone’s thumb pri...nt is different. That way you couldn’t say you hadn’t agreed to something if you changed your mind later.’ Andrew pressed his thumb into the dirt at the edge of the road and then stamped Flora’s arm with it.
‘Hey!’ she said.
Andrew laughed. ‘Sorry, I just couldn’t –’ Suddenly silent, his head shot up.
‘What?’ Flora asked.
‘Listen,’ he whispered.
Flora listened.
Whistling.
They both scrabbled to their feet and ducked behind the board, where there were wooden struts running horizontally.MoreLess
‘They’ve been gone for ages,’ Andrew said.
‘I know.’ ‘Do you think they’re all right? Do you think they found the boy?’ ‘I don’t know.’ ‘Tell me something interesting to keep me distracted,’ Andrew said.
Flora thought for a moment. ‘Did you know the Chinese were the first civilisation to use fingerprint analysis? They used to sign contracts with an inky thumb because everyone’s thumb pri...nt is different. That way you couldn’t say you hadn’t agreed to something if you changed your mind later.’ Andrew pressed his thumb into the dirt at the edge of the road and then stamped Flora’s arm with it.
‘Hey!’ she said.
Andrew laughed. ‘Sorry, I just couldn’t –’ Suddenly silent, his head shot up.
‘What?’ Flora asked.
‘Listen,’ he whispered.
Flora listened.
Whistling.
They both scrabbled to their feet and ducked behind the board, where there were wooden struts running horizontally.MoreLess
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