Wartime Wife
“Bodies were packed tightly against each other all the way to the bar, and those seated leaned over tables in the squash of people trying to pass by and also to hear their companions’ conversation.
Harry leaned on the bar next to the flap that opened to allow the landlord and other staff in and out to collect glasses. The brim of his hat threw a shadow over his features, and his collar stood up around his ears. He looked too poised and well turned out to be a tobacco worker and knew it.
‘Got a l...ight?’ Harry automatically offered the end of his own cigarette. His eyes slid sidelong, casing the room, searching the crowd for anyone who didn’t fit in.
‘How many do you want?’ Charlie Knowles, a thief and a fence and well known in the area, kept his voice low and spoke out of the side of his mouth. ‘How many have you got?’ he asked, his hand cupped around the burning glow of Harry’s cigarette.
‘Two hundred.’ ‘Packets of ten?’ ‘Of course.’ ‘What you asking?’ ‘Sixpence a packet.’ Charlie made a tutting sound.MoreLess
Harry leaned on the bar next to the flap that opened to allow the landlord and other staff in and out to collect glasses. The brim of his hat threw a shadow over his features, and his collar stood up around his ears. He looked too poised and well turned out to be a tobacco worker and knew it.
‘Got a l...ight?’ Harry automatically offered the end of his own cigarette. His eyes slid sidelong, casing the room, searching the crowd for anyone who didn’t fit in.
‘How many do you want?’ Charlie Knowles, a thief and a fence and well known in the area, kept his voice low and spoke out of the side of his mouth. ‘How many have you got?’ he asked, his hand cupped around the burning glow of Harry’s cigarette.
‘Two hundred.’ ‘Packets of ten?’ ‘Of course.’ ‘What you asking?’ ‘Sixpence a packet.’ Charlie made a tutting sound.MoreLess
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