Sowerbutt knew that One-Line worried about being spotted in the street as an army deserter. But his papers and disguise were good. Twice a week, Bernie the barber made sure One-Line’s hair and his old-fashioned moustache stayed black. His horn-rim glasses were another prop, if not popular with their new owner.
Sowerbutt organised weekly lessons with Madame Komarovski to change One-Line’s gait, knowing people were recognised by the way they move. “You think of everything, guv,” the big man said. But the best protection 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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