London—22 September 1940 Summary

Lila and Viv go on and on about how they thought Polly was dead. One by one, Polly finds out that everyone from the shelter survived. They were evacuated because a bomb got hung up on the building so the warden got them out before it exploded. Polly also realizes that the rescue tunnel she saw was for her because they all thought she might have been in the shelter.

Polly tries to find out if anyone has been looking for her at the boarding house, but the landlady says no. Polly keeps making up excuses as to why the retrieval team hasn't found her yet. Polly even considers going to the country to look for Eileen. She thinks about writing a letter to Eileen but can't remember the last name Eileen is using. Polly decides to give in...