Freud_Burlingham_1943_War_and_Children_k_text

noticed that the neighbouring house and thestreet leading to it were roped off. When wequestioned the police, we were told the following:there was a possibility that the bombmight still explode—in that case it would bringdown the next house; ours was considered to bejust outside the danger zone but on no accountshould we let the children go into thegarden.We were grateful to escape the great discomfortof being evacuated on the spot becauseit would have been none too easy to find goodaccomodation for 34 children at short notice.We kept the children in the house for onewhole day; after that, we were offered the loanof a garden just across the street. Our childrenwere only too happy to be released from imprisonmentagain and from then on the dailySince the weather was warm and sunnyroutine was changed to meet the new conditions.our house stayed deserted most of the time.procession of our children was continually onits way either to or from that other garden, theolder children with a weak attempt to walk inorderly fashion, the toddlers escaping in alldirections and the babies being wheeled overin their baby carriages.A bomb at a great distance may be an objectof horror. A bomb, on the other hand, whichsettles down so near to115Aone's own household is