A Soldier of Substance Quotes

“We have no choice, Elizabeth,” I said. I explained the ultimatum that Brereton had given us. “It’s for our future. One task, that is all, I swear,” I said, but even as I opened my mouth I realised I could make no such promise.”
― D.W. Bradbridge, A Soldier of Substance

“On reflection, I was pleased that I would get the opportunity to keep my pledge to the Skinner brothers, but I slept uneasily that night. I realised that my career as an intelligencer was not over. On the contrary. It had only just begun.”
― D.W. Bradbridge, A Soldier of Substance