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Will Bonner "We're sorry cobber, but we thought you were an intruder. Would you like a drink?" Will was beside himself with relief but he had no desire to test his luck any further. “No thanks, I think I’ll get off home.” As an afterthought, before leaving the room, he turned. “Could I have Len Croft's home number?" A piece of paper was passed over. "I'll phone him at home, I don't want to get clobbered again." Everybody laughed as Will closed the door and made for the stairs at breakneck speed. He cleared the building running, his nerves wound up tight and he didn't stop until he reached the restaurant where Ed and Tony were waiting. Ed looked across the table at him as he sat down. "They caught you, didn't they?" "How did you know?" "You've got big red weals around your neck." Will instinctively pulled his coat across to hide the marks. "How did you manage to get away?" "It's a long story. Have you got the recording?" "Yes, everything's fine." Will stayed awhile for a coffee and something to eat, and to wind down. He never thought that he would be glad to be back in that restaurant again! He had to get a compress on his neck to help clear the redness before he went home. It was in the early hours of the morning before he arrived back at the apartment and climbed into bed. "You're very late Will." "Yes, things got a bit involved." But as he stretched out his body started to shake, a delayed reaction from the trauma he had experienced and his eyes started to fill with tears from the relief of being home, and safe. "You're shivering Will. Are you cold?" "Just a little bit." He felt another blanket fall over him as he kept saying to himself "everything's alright now that you're home." 182
The Reluctant Agent A Compelling Story of Espionage Chapter 9 Nazi Youth Mercury Records was situated in South Melbourne, so it was back to the old routine of catching a tramcar again when Monday morning came around. Will kept a lookout for the usual company sign, but nothing appeared. The buildings around him looked derelict, with broken windows, and paint peeling off the doors. He walked back and forth, convinced that he was in the wrong location, until he spotted the sign. Pushing open the battered old door, he entered a dilapidated reception. There was no one around and there was no response to his calling out. Will meandered through a labyrinth of passageways, looking into rooms of various sizes containing workshop tools, and in some cases, test equipment. He had practically given up hope when he noticed a set of stairs that appeared to be leading down into a basement. Descending to below floor level the air was distinctly cooler. Turning at the bottom into a large room, electric light bulbs hanging from the low ceiling were casting shadows from the numerous supporting pillars. What could 183
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The Reluctant Agent<br />
A Compelling Story of Espionage<br />
Chapter 9<br />
Nazi Youth<br />
Mercury Records was situated in South Melbourne, so it was back to the old<br />
routine of catching a tramcar again when Monday morning came around. Will kept<br />
a lookout for the usual company sign, but nothing appeared. The buildings around<br />
him looked derelict, with broken windows, and paint peeling off the doors. He<br />
walked back and forth, convinced that he was in the wrong location, until he<br />
spotted the sign. Pushing open the battered old door, he entered a dilapidated<br />
reception.<br />
There was no one around and there was no response to his calling out. Will<br />
meandered through a labyrinth of passageways, looking into rooms of various sizes<br />
containing workshop tools, and in some cases, test equipment. He had practically<br />
given up hope when he noticed a set of stairs that appeared to be leading down<br />
into a basement. Descending to below floor level the air was distinctly cooler.<br />
Turning at the bottom into a large room, electric light bulbs hanging from the low<br />
ceiling were casting shadows from the numerous supporting pillars. What could<br />
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