Passions of War (2011)
“All the other rooms were taken but she made no objection to Tom sharing with Ralph. The prospect of sleeping with him in the one big double bed sent a shiver through Tom’s nerves but Ralph seemed happy to accept it.
‘It fits in with the picture we want to present, of two impoverished students hiking round Europe,’ he pointed out.
They had dressed accordingly, though Tom had been forced to allow a good pair of trousers to be rubbed in the dirt and a shirt collar deliberately frayed. The rest of ...their essential requirements had been stuffed into two well-worn rucksacks that Ralph had acquired by some means.
Ralph threw his on to the bed. ‘Right. Let’s go and have a wander round and get our bearings.’ As they descended the stairs they heard voices in the hallway below and Ralph gripped Tom’s arm and pulled him to a standstill. Two men crossed the hall and went out of the front door: one tallish and around thirty years old, Tom guessed; the other a thin, dark-haired youth.
‘That’s them,’ Ralph whispered when they had gone out.MoreLess
‘It fits in with the picture we want to present, of two impoverished students hiking round Europe,’ he pointed out.
They had dressed accordingly, though Tom had been forced to allow a good pair of trousers to be rubbed in the dirt and a shirt collar deliberately frayed. The rest of ...their essential requirements had been stuffed into two well-worn rucksacks that Ralph had acquired by some means.
Ralph threw his on to the bed. ‘Right. Let’s go and have a wander round and get our bearings.’ As they descended the stairs they heard voices in the hallway below and Ralph gripped Tom’s arm and pulled him to a standstill. Two men crossed the hall and went out of the front door: one tallish and around thirty years old, Tom guessed; the other a thin, dark-haired youth.
‘That’s them,’ Ralph whispered when they had gone out.MoreLess
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