The Avignon Quintet
“For Toby “it smelt ratty”. The accident was an excuse merely to replace an old-fashioned regular with old-fashioned notions by an active, fire-eating young general who would ginger things up. Affad shook his head: “You over-elaborate the obvious. I believe Smirgel.” Toby sighed with resignation and said, “As always. But you just wait. That man is going to fail you.”
“I have asked for an independent medical check on the matter, so we’ll see who is right.” Then, in order to rub a little salt into... the open wound of British Intelligence he went on, “By the way, I did not ask you people for the dates of the Second Front landings, I got them from Cairo. I did not want to embarrass you. But here on this visiting card I have jotted down the false dates which I have passed to Smirgel. You will find quite a response to them already – a whole lot of armour has been shunted north to contain this hypothetical landing – but I am sure you know that.”
Toby swore silently for as a matter of fact he did not know, though it would not have done to say so; he looked vexed, however, and Affad smiled, for he liked teasing him.MoreLess
“I have asked for an independent medical check on the matter, so we’ll see who is right.” Then, in order to rub a little salt into... the open wound of British Intelligence he went on, “By the way, I did not ask you people for the dates of the Second Front landings, I got them from Cairo. I did not want to embarrass you. But here on this visiting card I have jotted down the false dates which I have passed to Smirgel. You will find quite a response to them already – a whole lot of armour has been shunted north to contain this hypothetical landing – but I am sure you know that.”
Toby swore silently for as a matter of fact he did not know, though it would not have done to say so; he looked vexed, however, and Affad smiled, for he liked teasing him.MoreLess
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