Winter in Madrid (2014)
“He had spent Easter 1937 with his aunt and uncle. He was in the first year of his fellowship then. Since going up to Cambridge four years before he had seen little of them; strangely, that seemed to make them miss him and on his rare visits they greeted him with affection, eager to hear his news.
One afternoon at the end of April the telephone rang in the hall of the big old house. Uncle James came into the lounge where Harry was reading the Telegraph He looked worried.
‘That was your friend Be...rnie Piper’s mother on the phone,’ he said. ‘The boy you went to Spain with.’ Harry hadn’t heard from Bernie in five years. ‘Has something happened?’ ‘It was hard to follow her, she was gabbling so, I don’t think she’s used to the telephone. Apparently he went out to fight in the war in Spain. For the Reds,’ Uncle James added with distaste. ‘They’ve had a letter saying he’s missing in action. She wants to know if you can help. Sounds like a can of worms to me. I told her you weren’t in, actually.’ Harry felt a chill settle on his stomach.MoreLess
One afternoon at the end of April the telephone rang in the hall of the big old house. Uncle James came into the lounge where Harry was reading the Telegraph He looked worried.
‘That was your friend Be...rnie Piper’s mother on the phone,’ he said. ‘The boy you went to Spain with.’ Harry hadn’t heard from Bernie in five years. ‘Has something happened?’ ‘It was hard to follow her, she was gabbling so, I don’t think she’s used to the telephone. Apparently he went out to fight in the war in Spain. For the Reds,’ Uncle James added with distaste. ‘They’ve had a letter saying he’s missing in action. She wants to know if you can help. Sounds like a can of worms to me. I told her you weren’t in, actually.’ Harry felt a chill settle on his stomach.MoreLess
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