TOAD (TILES?) PART 5

The trouble with writing carefully to a plan is that it really kills the creativity. My style relies on impulsiveness, if I don't stop to think about the story it flows faster and I think better. So I'm going to just dive in and go, not necessarily picking up the thread where I left off at 4B.

"You will keep referring to the dear old RFC, Flight" remarked Bones "but we all know its been the RAF for the last couple of years, so why not admit it?"

"Old habits die hard Mr Bones, things never change for the better neither. I've been hearing things about how its more organized now, no place for old school mechanics like me."

This fragment of a previous days conversation came to his mind as Toad drove his roadster towards his new position as a school teacher at Bishopsford Prep school.

For 'old school mechanic' read brilliant engineer he thought, marvelling at the silk smooth power from the low revving Bentley lump, so different from his HS yet if anything a better fit and balance with enormous torque.

"Think of her like a Shire horse compared to an Arab" the Flight had said with satisfaction once convinced the new engine was behaving at its best.

"Those heavy horses are no slouches either" added Bones "I rode our brood mare La Collene, beautiful girl, through three foot snow drifts to get food from the village when the tractor couldn't cope. She walked as though the snow was no problem and yet in summer when she's out in her paddock you should see her gallop. I loved that mare..." he muttered almost to himself.

Toad grinned at the recollection of his mates and their constant comments. He was going to miss them whilst he did his duty, there was a job to do, an important one as the Colonel had emphasized.

"Listen Hall I know how you and your chaps have this laissez faire attitude and I am aware that its an act to keep the brass at bay but for God's sake take this job seriously.

Someone in our Ministry and probably a couple of others is leaking like a sieve about the latest developments in science and manufacturing.

You might well ask yourself , whats the point of the latter but a manufactory is a potential target and knowing exactly where it is and what it produces could be of great value to an enemy."