Chapter Twenty-FiveThe Captain showed all the sympathy and concern expected of a civilised and sensitive being but his inner peace was undisturbed. This was very obvious to Toby in his own state of agonised impotence. Suddenly Drusilla was very dear and the thought of her being subject to the whim of some fanatic was maddening.
The SAS had closed in on the farm with their usual skill and stealth but the birds had flown. To where was the burning question, and they had luggage as it were. The little scraps of evidence at the farm had made that obvious. Also Drusilla had heard banging. But how would they transport the stuff and not arouse suspicion in a country area where things unusual were noted? Of course, Toby thought: a tractor and trailer. He went to see the Brigadier immediately and e
