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She reviewed her own operational plans for the coming battle every day. "But even if those plans are activated, I will not be going with you," said Churchill. "I cannot declare to the world that we will never surrender, then go scarpering off to leave the common people to their fate. I will be staying here in England, no matter what." Captain Halabi nodded again. This time a single tear tracked down her cheek, to fall to the carpet. 18 NEW YORK The Bayswater was actually nowhere near water. It was located in a hotel on Broadway, near Washington Heights in northern Manhattan. The crowd was fantastically eclectic. Jewish refugees fleeing Germany and Austria in the late thirties and early forties had colonized the area, and quite a few of their more bohemian number were likely to be found in the Bayswater at any time of night. It was a determinedly open establishment. A sign on the door read, no dogs or bigots. Jazz and bluesmen like Muddy Waters and Charlie Parker were regular guests. The city's boho art scene had adopted it as a second home ...»