British Secret Service During the Great War

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f various kinds are generally well to the fore. But, gentle reader, take it from me, who have been through the real thing, and rest assured that any kind of disguise is always attended with danger. To wear false hair or wigs, or even to have them found in your possession, would mean death instantaneous

his outward appearance from juvenility to old age. That, to my way of thinking, is merely adding to one's difficulties. In real life it w

circumstances so permitted. For example, I would enter a building to all outward appearances a man of sixty years of age or upwards, and within a very short space of time reappear as a man of not more

d the smallest interest in; whilst he can roam at pleasure in most public places, and if he has the price of a drink in his pocket he invariably gathers around him a multitude of f

ntity are of little avail unless very

dventures as a Spy," speaks of the importa

doubtedly a useful art-as of being able to assume a totally different character, chang

in this respect than would any ordinary civilian-which is probably one of the main reasons why Ser

genuine trier, or merely a chronic waster. Therefore, before undertaking to appear as a unit of the working-classes, it is advisable to take on a job which will put one's hands into the condition that would appear compatible to one's outward appearance. Unloading or loading bricks into a vessel, or a truck, is the quickest and surest way of acc

sified definition. It was rough work, rougher living, and roughest weather. But one soon accustoms oneself to one's surroundings in life; a

to another. The deck hand-need I explain that I acted in that capacity?-was indisposed. He sought his bunk below, only to be sworn at and cursed, and ordered out again in a ma

s of age, remonstrated on behalf of this seemingly ill-used and unfortunate mortal, and

ivalent in English to a translation of his retort. I had been

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ing seaboard. Everyone of any local importance was there. Amongst the guests was an Englishman. Five minutes' intercourse with him would have been amply sufficient to have bas

and creased. He sported bright yellow wash-leather gloves and spent most of his time toying with a rimmed eyeglass. That he was shy, reticent, and retiring was at once obvious, but in spite of a

tween twenty and thirty years of age. She was also a clever and far-seeing individual-one who watches, listens, and observes to advantage. The

y frivolities with the object which for the moment so attracted her curiosity. I can assure t

that you seem to know it so well?" she suddenly asked; experience having apparently tau

know a number of words. You see, I had to learn those because I come to

kind of busine

ather interwested in

s! And

come here every

lying far out upon the smooth and sunlit sea. She smiled to herself, as though she had caught a delusive object of gre

sport which gives you so mu

ver go on the sea unless I'm weally forced to do so. In fact, I hate it. It's so beastly

e replied, following up a point she seemed determined to p

interwests in your extensive cod fisherwies; nor

y related to the whale family!" Whilst as she uttered the sentence her bright eyes looked

ng share in my life, and I'm quite certain

icker of the eyelid or twitch of the mouth, to try and read what thoughts were passing through my brain; bu

hatever topic my enchanting vis-à-vis chose to select. I answered h

tly seen along our coast ever since the first week of

ied smiles, gentle head-noddings and knowing side-glances, it elicited nothing but a hearty peal of laug

should never know what I ought to do, or how I could or ought to do it; and if I met a clever person-like yourself, for instance-you would be able to twist me wound your little finger and I could not help myself. Spy, i

hich we crossed from -- to -- last Monday? And why were y

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am related to several members of the Government. They will tell me anything I want to wheedle out of them-anything it may interest you to know. I love England; I hate the Germans and I adore the English. I think you are ver

ent, a very trying situatio

stonishment. Then, after a long pause, suitable to the part I was enforced to play, I blurted out: "My dear madam! What on earth are you driving at? Last Monday I was in Copenhagen, miles away f

an ally. In vain she cast amorous glances, full of deep meaning, with those wondrous eyes of hers, which she knew so well how to use; glances which were ca

incredulous, vacant look, until at last she petulantly stamp

elieved it possible to find anywhere. My favours are not li

sing her pretty head like an alarmed deer in the wilds of a grea

iot, or did she entertain doubts on the matter? Would she remain silent, or would s

my back to think of what trouble that pretty creature could c

emain at least a week or ten days in that particular locality; now I had to debate with myself whe

so angry, if she had only kept cool, and had challenged me to

boudoir at home in a dainty kimono, with a winsome hand-maiden brushing the silken tresses of her crowning glory; whilst she surveyed he

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rd. He was partly undressed, and he sucked vigorously at a strong black cigar. He also frowned in serious disapproval at the mental review of the day's proceedings, at an irrepressible, annoying thought which would r

an was