Summary

Chapter 30

In September, 1942, Agnes, now fifteen, comes to live with her sister Elsie. Elsie is surprised to see her. Agnes says she will only be staying for a while, and then she will go on to London to get a factory job. Agnes is put up in town with the Barrows. Frances, meanwhile, hides her marriage to Oliver in order to keep spying on Hugo. Frances takes over hunting for Evangeline, who is now too pregnant to do it. She uses these hunting expeditions to search for Manfred, whose radio signals are tracked to the area. Frances promises Oliver that one day they will have a normal marriage, but Oliver is enjoying being able to sneak around with her. As Frances spies on the Balforts, she hears them speaking about having to deal with Oliver Hammet and something that can be paid...