condensed master

The Reluctant Agent
A Compelling Story of Espionage
open for me."
Shocked back to normality, Will turned. "I'm sorry, I got involved."
Dorothy started to make her way out of the store but not without a parting
comment. "You seem to be in another world when you get amongst those technical
books." He was content to leave her with that thought as they made their way out
of the city and back home.
The contact was quick, within a few days. Alec would not have said anything
about the chance meeting, or anything that may have been discussed, for fear of
a reprimand.
Tony was waiting in the Transport department as Will got out of his service
vehicle. He approached with outstretched hand as though he was greeting a friend.
Will didn't like it one bit. Irrespective of their individual personalities, these people
spelt trouble for him and his attitude always soured towards them until the ongoing
facts became known. His tone was curt and he ignored the outstretched hand,
continuing to walk briskly in the direction of the stairs. "What the hell are you doing
here? I've told you never to come to my place of work, it's too dangerous. I
haven't the time to hang around. I've got work to do!"
Tony broke into a trot in an effort to catch up. "Margaret wants to see you."
"Well, I have no desire to see her."
"I think it would be wise to do what she's asking."
Will stopped dead in his stride. "You bloody little pipsqueak, how dare you
threaten me! Do you really want to go down this road, because if you do it could
get very troublesome for you."
Tony's face took on a look of dejection and Will suddenly regretted what he
had just said, especially the force in his voice. It was quite out of keeping for Tony
to adopt such tactics and it indicated that whatever lay ahead must be important
to them.
"I'm sorry Will, forgive me, but Margaret impressed on me the importance for
her to see you. You know I can't handle aggravation." The two men stood in
silence seemingly at an impasse. "On your way home later on, could you drop off
at Margaret's for a brief chat? She won't keep you long."
Everything was happening so quickly with very little time for reflection. "Will
she be the only one there?"
"Yes."
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