Thread Ten: The soldier statue stands on Platform 1 alongside a wall within Paddington Station, with a letter in his hands. He is reading. Please look after this soldier.
Category: England
Thimble, Threads and Needle
Thread One: The heat is upon us as loose threads, from many previous investigations, are brought together in a single expedition across London.
Thoughts of Home
Home is to the soldier what home is to all of us, a chance to be whole and to be part of something more than ourselves.
Side by Side
You may be lost, but you are not forgotten. For those who have traveled far, to fight in foreign lands, know that the soldier’s greatest comfort is to have his friends close at hand. In the heat of battle, it ceases to be an idea for which we fight. Or a flag. Rather we fight for the man on our left, and we fight for the man on our right. And when armies are scattered and the empires fall away, all that remains is the memory of those precious moments that we spent side by side. (Jack Durrance, The Four Feathers. Played by actor Wes Bentley)