Knowing that was true, Tory tried to eat her slice, but it tasted like straw. She and the other Irregulars had faced danger here in 1940, but her own time, her home and family, had not been threatened. Not until now.

"I'll pack the cake and some cheese," Polly said briskly.

As the party dissolved, Nick caught Tory's gaze and said with deadly seriousness, "You've done so much for England in my time. If there is anything, anything, that I can do to help, send a message through the mirror and I'll come instantly."

"You saved my whole family," Rebecca said in her soft French accent. "I have only just discovered that I have magic, and I don't know how to use it. But I pledge everything within my power to your service."

Tory thanked them, but she realized with cold foreboding that even if all the Irregulars and their 1940 friends worked together, they were few and the French were many. The Irregulars might not be able to save England.

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

DARK PASSAGE. Copyright 2011 by Mary Jo Putney, Inc. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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