He knew One-Line worried about being spotted in the street and shopped as an army deserter. But his papers and his disguise were good. Twice a week after the blinds were pulled down on the little shop in Poplar, Bernie the barber made sure One-Line’s hair and his old-fashioned moustache stayed black and his stubble stayed the right length to obscure his face. His plain horn-rim glasses were another prop, if not popular with their new owner.
Sowerbutt organised weekly lessons with Madame Komarovski, who once ran an exclusive dance studio in Kensington, to change One-Line’s gait, knowing people were often recognised by the way they move. “You think of everything, guv,” the big man said after his first lesson. But Sowerbutt knew the best protection for One-Line was the loyalty of the streets. Few of the thousands of deserters and call-up dodgers in wartime Britain were ever caught and punished. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Colour-Lemon-Surrender-1940-ebook/dp/B008USR7FA
Sowerbutt organised weekly lessons with Madame Komarovski, who once ran an exclusive dance studio in Kensington, to change One-Line’s gait, knowing people were often recognised by the way they move. “You think of everything, guv,” the big man said after his first lesson. But Sowerbutt knew the best protection for One-Line was the loyalty of the streets. Few of the thousands of deserters and call-up dodgers in wartime Britain were ever caught and punished. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Colour-Lemon-Surrender-1940-ebook/dp/B008USR7FA
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