Safe Harbour
“They hugged and kissed and talked animatedly to each other. Some solitary figures stood, holding their cases, looking forlorn. The schoolboys were met by a plump woman in a fur coat who hugged and kissed them all, much to their embarrassment.
‘Come on, children!’ Mr Cox urged, leading Sophie and Hugh down the gangplank. He carried their case, but Sophie kept hold of the pillowcase, and slung it over her shoulder. The steward dealt with the two passport inspectors in dark uniforms, then led them to the sunlit exit from the port. People were everywhere, standing, sitting, watching, waiting. Sophie hoped that their grandfather was amongst them. Mr Cox chatted away to them, all the time with his eyes scouring the crowd. At one stage, he left them and approached a balding, jolly-looking gentleman who seemed to be asking one of the ship’s officers something. He seemed friendly, just as Sophie imagined a grandfather should be. But she could see him shake his head.
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