Chapter 62

It was then that Ashenden had made the appointment that he was now hurrying to keep. "You will not be late, will you?" Herbartus had said. "I shall not be able to catch the messenger after midnight." Ashenden had qualms and he was conscious that it would be a relief if on reaching the hotel he found that Herbartus had left. That would give him a respite. The Germans had blown up factories in the Allied countries and there was no reason why they should not be served in the same manner. It was a legitimate act of…