Relaxing with a welcome pint of mild in The Grapes, a short walk away along Narrow Street in Limehouse, Sowerbutt slowly shook the contents of the large envelope onto his lap. He always thought of the busy pub as the Bunch, it had only recently shortened its name. He had chosen a small corner table right at the back of the large bar where the raucous regulars at the counter could not see what the envelope contained.
Two current passports - one British in the name of William Briskey who died in the Spanish fighting in 1937 without leaving behind any record of his demise and one Spanish issued by his good friends in the Francoist Government. Five thousand US dollars in a mix of small greenbacks and the Smith & Wesson revolver, carefully wrapped in oilcloth, that had been one of his most valued work tools in Spain. amazon.co.uk/Colour-Lemon-Surrender-1940-ebook/dp/B008USR7FA
Two current passports - one British in the name of William Briskey who died in the Spanish fighting in 1937 without leaving behind any record of his demise and one Spanish issued by his good friends in the Francoist Government. Five thousand US dollars in a mix of small greenbacks and the Smith & Wesson revolver, carefully wrapped in oilcloth, that had been one of his most valued work tools in Spain. amazon.co.uk/Colour-Lemon-Surrender-1940-ebook/dp/B008USR7FA
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