DARING
AM waiting outside the American Red Cross while a colleague gets a cup of coffee. About half a dozen boys are watching me from a distance of 10 yards, when one draws a little closer. I take no notice, and he comes within two yards. Then he circles -me slowly twice, darts in and touches my elbow, and in a second is back in the crowd. I still ignore him, and he tries again. But this time he is quicker and bolder. Approaching me as if he wants to shake hands, he swerves suddenly, drops to the ground, and presses my shoe firmly with one finger. They all laugh a little anxiously and in a second disappear.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 354, 5 April 1946, Page 8
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118DARING New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 354, 5 April 1946, Page 8
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