CHAPTER 20
“b****y hell, Doc. Poor old Nobby.”
“Indeed Constable. It’s also a case of ‘poor old us’ as well I’m afraid. I’d rather hoped that Mr Clark could have helped us locate the rats that could be the cause of this infection that is blighting your village.”
It had been a good two minutes since Doctor Naylor had given them the shocking news about the death of the village rat catcher. Keith Greaves had been the first to break the silence that had followed that news. No-one seemed to have been able to say anything as the realisation sank in that they may have lost a great opportunity to locate the source of the infection. McKay’s reply had thrown the whole thing into bleak perspective. Now, the RAF Regiment personnel would be searching ‘blind’ and much valuable time and effort could b
