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’Thank God,’ said Wladek faintly

’Edward Prendergast, actually,’ he said, s for the first tiht here, and ill take you to your own delegation tomorrow The Poles do not actually have an ehtly disdainfully, ’buthe’s a foreigner! He pressed a button and the corporal reappeared i Koskiewicz to his rooht to me at nine sharp’

’Sir This way, boy, at the double!

Wladek was led away by the corporal He was not even given enough tilishmen who had saved his hand - and perhaps his life

Back in the clean little room, with its clean little bed neatly turned down as if he were an honoured guest, he undressed, threw his pillow on the floor and slept soundly until the h the tiny

’Rise and shine, lad, sharpish’

It was the corporal, his unifor as though he had never been to bed For an instant Wladek, surfacing froht hi on the end of the bed frarown so accustomed to He fell out of bed and reached for his clothes

’Wash first, my lad, wash first We don’t want your horrible s, do we?’

Wladek was unsure which part of himself to wash, so unusually clean did he feel hi at hi, nothing,’ said Wladek, turning hiht I’ll be back in three minutes Three minutes, do you hear, my lad, be sure you’re ready’

Wladek washed his hands and face quickly and then dressed He aiting at the end of the bed in his long bearskin coat when the corporal returned to take hiast welcomed him and see

V,ood , sir’

’Did you enjoy your breakfast?’