![]() ![]() “Can’t you hear it?”Įdie pricked her ears. “What?” Edie shielded her eyes with her hands and squinted into the sun. ![]() She saw that the others were all outside as well – the adults were standing in a line by the door and Gus and Greta were pelting towards her. He seemed to be waving something in his hand. “Edie!” Perky was standing in the middle of the meadow, jumping up and down. ![]() Mr Hitler was still waiting to be milked, and there were plenty of other chores to do too…Īs she reached the big oak tree, she heard someone calling her name. Meanwhile, Gus and Greta would stay on at Three Chimneys for as long as they needed to.Įdie stood up and wandered back across the meadow. He was going to return to London at the end of the month to help with the war effort and work as an engineer. With Uncle Peter’s help, Friedrich had convinced the British Government that he really was determined to join the fight against Nazi rule in Germany. And things would return to normal soon, anyway. At least everything had been cleared up with Aunt Roberta. There was no point in feeling sorry for herself. “Come on, stiff upper lip!” she said out loud. So much had happened in the last week or so, and there were so many things she would have loved to tell Fliss if only she could see her. It felt sad and lonely to be here without Gus and Greta.Įdie sat on the bank lost in her own thoughts for a while. Gone, everything seemed very quiet and still. ![]()
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