The English Girl: a Novel
“A rutted beech drive led to it; thick hedgerows shielded it from view. There was a tangled garden for thinking deep thoughts, eight private acres for wrestling with one’s demons, and a stock pond that hadn’t been fished in years. The bass that stalked its dark waters were now the size of sharks.
Housekeeping, the Office division that acquired and maintained secure properties, referred to the pond as Loch Ness.
Gabriel and Keller arrived at the property shortly after noon the next day, i...n a four-wheel-drive Land Rover that had been supplied by Transport. In the back were two stainless steel crates filled with secure communications equipment taken from the embassy safe room, along with several bags of groceries from the Sainsbury’s supermarket in Guildford. After loading the food into the pantry, they pulled the covers from the furniture, blew the cobwebs from the eaves, and searched the old house from end to end for listening devices.MoreLess
Housekeeping, the Office division that acquired and maintained secure properties, referred to the pond as Loch Ness.
Gabriel and Keller arrived at the property shortly after noon the next day, i...n a four-wheel-drive Land Rover that had been supplied by Transport. In the back were two stainless steel crates filled with secure communications equipment taken from the embassy safe room, along with several bags of groceries from the Sainsbury’s supermarket in Guildford. After loading the food into the pantry, they pulled the covers from the furniture, blew the cobwebs from the eaves, and searched the old house from end to end for listening devices.MoreLess
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