THAT NIGHT, LATE, LORD Beaverbrook discovered that one of his most valued men was still in his office. The man had been working six or seven days a week, arriving in the morning before sunup, leaving well after nightfall, remaining at his desk even after sirens warned of imminent attack. And here it was Christmas Eve. At length, the man got up and left his office to go to the washroom before departing for the night. When the man returned, there was a small package on his desk. He opened it, and found a necklace. There was also a note from Beaverbrook: “I know what your wife must be feeling.
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