Dave Dawson at Dunkirk (PDF, MOBI, EPUB, FB2, TEXT)

oth anger and surprise. At that moment the car had gone spinning around a sharp bend in the road and there directly ahead was a scene that brought both Defoe and Dave bolt upright in the seat. The road was black with men, women, and children. A sea of people, and horses, and cows, and goats, and dogs was sweeping toward them. There were wagons, and carts, and even baby carriages piled high with household goods. And above it all rose a constant unending babble of frightened tongues. "Good gosh, look at them!" Dave exclaimed. Lieutenant Defoe didn't say a word. He quickly slipped the car out of gear and braked it to a stop. Then he climbed down onto the road and Dave saw him slide his hand toward his holstered gun. The swarm of men, women, and children advanced relentlessly toward them. Lieutenant Defoe flung up one hand. "Halt!" he bellowed at the top of his voice. "What is the meaning of this?" Ten thousand tongues answered his question all in the same voice. "The Boche!" th