Chapter 27
Chapter 27 Emma read the headline with a sense of disbelief. London, Friday: Australian RAF pilot, Wing Commander Thomas Abbott, was injured yesterday during a test flight. His aircraft flipped and burst into flames on crash landing. Abbott suffered serious burns to his face and body. His wife, Hollywood actress Kitty Munro, braved the media today, saying, ‘My husband is badly hurt, but he has a brave spirit. We must all pray for his full recovery. Nothing matters more to me than Tom’s return to health. Emma took the newspaper into the kitchen. Elsie, who’d become the family’s cook, was pickling vegetables, and her mother was making a pot of tea. Harry was up to his elbows in flour, kneading a big ball of dough. ‘How hungry are you lot?’ Harry was surprisingly good at making scones, an
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