wartime-communication
The chapter highlights the challenges and delays in communication during wartime, exemplified by the late arrival of Daphne's letter and the secretive nature of messages.
2 chapters across 1 book
All Clear (2010)Connie Willis
Mike Davis learns that Daphne, a woman he cares about, has married Rob Butcher and moved to Manchester. He seeks her out to discuss a letter she sent about two men, Mr. Watson and Mr. Holmes, who are trying to contact him regarding important war-related matters. After a difficult journey and conversation, Mike obtains the address of the retrieval team, signaling a hopeful turn in their wartime mission.
In this chapter, Ernest Worthing is assigned a covert mission to deliver a parcel and a letter to Captain Doolittle aboard the French fishing boat Mlle. Jeannette in Dover, posing as a Cornish sailor named Seaman Higgins. Meanwhile, the team continues to build a dummy military camp to deceive German reconnaissance, and Ernest struggles with the logistics of delivering planted news articles to local newspapers while preparing for his journey on foot, which involves hitchhiking and engaging with locals to reinforce disinformation efforts.