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‘So, you’re a spy as well as a historical navy commander,’ Dan said, giving the mixture one more stir before checking the thermometer again. ‘You have quite the C.V.’
‘I didn’t mean to spy on him. I thought he was talking to someone. I only stopped for a minute. Once I realised he was in the graveyard, I went on my way.’
‘He’s never got over her death,’ Dan said. ‘We almost lost the shop because Dad could barely work for six months after it happened. Trev and me did all the prep at night and we had a local lady come in to work the till during the day. Dad was either in the pub or wandering the cliffs. There were days when I didn’t think he’d make it through.’
‘But he did?’
‘Eventually, he did. He pulled himself together and carried on for our sakes. He feels almost as bad
