I See a Dark Stranger Page #6

Quaint old place, this.

How far's the sea?

About a mile and a half.

Will there be anything else

you require, please...?

It's me half-day.

No, I don't think so, thank you.

Thank you.

I suppose you wouldn't know anyone...

...who could show me round the town

this afternoon by any chance?

I would not.

No... I only wondered.

You're awful quick, aren't you?

Sorry... I've been working very closely

with the American army.

The cheek of him!

Sgt Harris is here, Bridie.

Oh... I'll be with him in a minute.

She's just coming.

You're early... she's not off

'til 1 o'clock, you know.

You're not going to interfere

with love's young dream, are you?

Nightmare, you mean...

that half of it.

You'd like to be in my shoes.

As long as I don't have to

get behind that moustache.

I'm ready, Harry.

She's ready, Harry...

Have a good time, Sarge!

And don't forget that girl

you left behind in Luton.

Good luck, Sarge!

Hello!

May I have another, Mrs Edwards?

Of course.

I suppose you wouldn't have such a thing

as a small Scotch.

Certainly.

Well, this IS an historic town, alright!

I see someone's been

touching up old Cromwell.

- Have they found the culprit?

- I don't think so.

Well, whoever it was, they never came

from this place.

Most of my customers last night

were military, from the prison.

Winmore Prison?

That's right.

Out on the old Roman road, isn't it?

I couldn't say...

Like you, I'm only a visitor.

I thought nobody visited Wynbridge,

except for fishing.

Mr Miller's a cattle-breeder

over from The Argentine to buy bulls.

Seems a long way to travel

for a thing like that.

Long way for bulls, too.

What time's dinner?

- Supper's at 7.30.

- Thank you.

...over from the RAF... So naturally

it wasn't in very good condition.

We were about 10 miles past Burnham

when it broke down.

It was the transport officer's

responsibility really...

But he was away sick...

So I said to Corporal Groves...

That's the ginger-haired fellow

I was telling you about...

...to take a look at the carburettor...

It's getting very late, Harry.

You don't have to

go in yet, do you?

I'm supposed to be in by 10.30.

Oh, but you can wait a little.

I haven't said half the things

I wanted to say.

And I've been talking "Army shop"

to you for the last 3 hours.

I shall kick myself for that

when I get back.

It's been very interesting Harry,

it has indeed...

But I simply must go in.

Mrs Edwards will be mad at me.

Goodbye now.

I'm extremely sorry I'm so late,

Mrs Edwards...

I'd have given you the key,

if I'd known.

I should have told you.

I apologise.

Can't think where you can find to go

at this time of night.

A place like Wynbridge.

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