Chapter 38 Chapter Thirty-Seven

For over an hour Paul sat in the gloomy mess hall in Glendon Underwood, thinking anxiously about Flick.He had come to believe that Brian Standish had been compromised.The cathedral incident, the fact that Chatler was completely in the dark, and the unnaturalness of the orderly third telegram all pointed in the same direction. According to the original plan, Flick was supposed to land at Chatterley and be picked up by Michelle and the rest of the Bollinger organization. Michelle would hide them for a few hours before arranging a vehicle to take them to St. Siler.After they had entered the castle and blew up the telephone exchange, he would send them back to Chatterley to wait for the plane to pick them up.That's all changed now, but Flick still needs a vehicle to get to and from Reims and a place to hide, and she's also counting on the help of the Bollinger Resistance.However, if Bryan has been compromised, will anyone in the Bollinger organization survive?Is the safe house still safe?Has Michel also been captured by the Gestapo?

Finally, Lucy Bridges came into the cafeteria and said to him, "Joan asked me to tell you that the 'helicopter' reply is being deciphered right now. Can you come with me?" He followed her into a small room which he supposed had been a boot storage room and now served as Joan Bevins' office.Joan held a piece of paper in her hand.She looked a little confused. "I just can't understand it," she said. Paul read quickly. Paul stared at the declassified telegram in astonishment, as if hoping that the text would become less scary. Of course, not a single word of the telegram would change.

"I thought he was going to throw a tantrum," said Joan, "but he didn't complain at all. He just answered your question and was very obedient." "Exactly," Paul said, "because it wasn't him." The message wasn't coming from an expatriate agent suddenly harassed by a bureaucratic superior with unreasonable demands.The reply was drafted by a Gestapo officer who managed to maintain a smooth, normal look.The only misspelling is Enfield, where it is spelled "Enford", which just shows that there is a German adulteration here, and "feld" in German is the equivalent of "field" in English.

There was no longer any doubt that Flick was in serious danger.Paul massaged his temple with his right hand.There is only one thing to do now.The whole operation was falling apart, and he had to save it, save Flick. He looked at Joan, saw that she was looking at him sympathetically, and asked, "Can I use your phone?" "of course can." He dialed Baker Street.Percy was at his desk.He said, "This is Paul. I'm sure Brian is under arrest. The Gestapo is running his station." Standing behind him, Joan Bevans drew a sharp breath. "Oh, hell," said Percy, "we can't warn Flick without a radio."

"No, we have a way," Paul said. "any solution?" "Find me a plane. I'm flying to Lance tonight."