The More Deceived
“‘I only lost an eye, that’s all.’ Edward had got back to his rooms to be ministered to by Fenton, who was suitably sympathetic. A bloody steak was applied to his eye and he lay back on the sofa and groaned. It was then that Verity had telephoned.
‘I’m sure you are exaggerating. Put a steak on it.’ ‘One is clasped to my eye as we speak and dripping blood on to the floor.’ ‘Brave boy! Sorry I couldn’t make it. Did you notice I wasn’t there?’ ‘Of course I did, but it didn’t matter.’ He added nasti...ly, ‘Gerda looked after me.’ There was a silence but when Verity spoke she was, to his chagrin, sweet and reasonable.
‘There’s a story going the rounds – the Daily Mail is pushing it – that our people are shooting anyone in the International Brigade who won’t take orders from Moscow. Ridiculous, of course, but Joe wants me to investigate.’ Joe was Lord Weaver, the proprietor of the New Gazette and Verity’s employer. ‘I’ve got to go back to Spain earlier than I had planned.’ ‘When?’ Edward demanded.MoreLess
‘I’m sure you are exaggerating. Put a steak on it.’ ‘One is clasped to my eye as we speak and dripping blood on to the floor.’ ‘Brave boy! Sorry I couldn’t make it. Did you notice I wasn’t there?’ ‘Of course I did, but it didn’t matter.’ He added nasti...ly, ‘Gerda looked after me.’ There was a silence but when Verity spoke she was, to his chagrin, sweet and reasonable.
‘There’s a story going the rounds – the Daily Mail is pushing it – that our people are shooting anyone in the International Brigade who won’t take orders from Moscow. Ridiculous, of course, but Joe wants me to investigate.’ Joe was Lord Weaver, the proprietor of the New Gazette and Verity’s employer. ‘I’ve got to go back to Spain earlier than I had planned.’ ‘When?’ Edward demanded.MoreLess
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