condensed master

The Reluctant Agent
A Compelling Story of Espionage
Both exchanged glances and ferret man, picking up his hat without a word, walked
out of the room, banging the door behind him.
The officers were fully dressed for travelling, it was apparent they were not
intending to stay as they did not remove their coats. One officer spoke. "Are you
alright Brenner?"
"Yes Sir."
"I suppose you have been wondering what this has been all about?" he
continued, "we know that there are four enemy agents operating in the area. They
try to get information about troop movements to the convoys. There has been a
breach in security recently, so when the incident of your passes became known,
British Intelligence thought they had found the leak. The whole case has now been
investigated, there are no grounds to indicate that you are involved, consequently,
you are free to go."
Will felt the relief beginning to surge up inside. Grappling once again with the
complete turn of events he sat motionless, trying to dispel the disbelief that he was
also feeling. This has got to be some sort of trick! "Perhaps you should get yourself
something to eat Brenner?"
Will pulled himself together. No it’s not a trick they were telling him the truth!
“Yes Sir.” And with that he stood up and moved towards the door,
momentarily turning to face the officer. “Thank you, Sir.”
Once outside, Will felt the urge to run as fast as he could to his cabin, but he
restrained himself. As he skipped down the first stairway, the relief from his ordeal
was gaining ground. Turning the corner to gain access to "C" deck he was
abruptly confronted by the ferret man standing only a few feet away, who had
obviously been waiting for him. Will stopped in his stride, the relief he had
momentarily gained drained away from him as the ferret man moved closer.
The corridors were deserted and dimly lit. He was expecting the worst, and
clenching his fists, postured himself in anticipation. Looking at Will he snarled.
"Don't think you have got away with it, we can charge you with spying anytime we
want. There's enough evidence to implicate you. The military have let you off the
hook, but we haven't, never forget that." With that devastating final remark he
disappeared into the darkness of the corridor, towards the aft stairway.
Will lay on his bunk. Glancing at the clock he realized that it had been about
fourteen hours since going up to the bridge. His stomach had passed the urge for
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