Bridie had her own way of speaking, and she never said Hitler’s name. “It’s said the terrible man wants to keep Oxford as his very own, so he won’t bomb here—dreadful, yes, but it’s keeping us safe.” When she said “the terrible man,” it sounded to Hazel as if they lived in the fairy tales that she created for Flora, and Hitler was a dragon or an ogre they must defeat to reach the castle.
