Dance of Death (2015)
“His friend had described her in glowing terms and – because of his impaired sight – that was how Paul now viewed her. He truly believed that Mavis Tandy was beautiful. Through his milky vision, he couldn’t see that she was, in fact, a rather plain, thin-lipped young woman with an ugly mole on her cheek. She, however, had been given a far more accurate description of Paul and had been able to pick him out instantly. Until she got close to him, he seemed to have survived action at the front witho...ut any visible injury. It was only when she sat beside him on the bench that she saw the telltale scars on his face and the constant fluttering of his eyelids.
‘What happened, then?’ she asked.
‘I don’t know, Mavis. The explosion knocked me senseless. I’ve no idea how long I must have been there. I felt like death. I had shrapnel wounds all over.’ ‘Where was Colin?’ ‘He was quite close. I was able to crawl to him.’ ‘In his last letter, he told me that the two of you had agreed that, if you had to die, you’d rather do it together.’ ‘That’s true,’ said Paul, ‘we did agree that.MoreLess
‘What happened, then?’ she asked.
‘I don’t know, Mavis. The explosion knocked me senseless. I’ve no idea how long I must have been there. I felt like death. I had shrapnel wounds all over.’ ‘Where was Colin?’ ‘He was quite close. I was able to crawl to him.’ ‘In his last letter, he told me that the two of you had agreed that, if you had to die, you’d rather do it together.’ ‘That’s true,’ said Paul, ‘we did agree that.MoreLess
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