Later that evening the Prof., Vicar and Buffy got Mr. Deakin commode hugging drunk, whereupon he revealed he was in fact a Petrie! Trying to keep his family safe from Crowley he had undertaken to work for the Magician as a spy on the Professor. But he also claimed to only have fed Crowley misinformation suggested by his eldest daughter, Ada Alice. Returning to London the Prof. was sure he saw a small white haired child on a train coming the other way and heard a voice say "hello Professor", as though from no where. His Joy, when he reached London and found Hilda waiting at home (returned by a small girl), knew no bounds... Alighting at the platform in London, returning from Paris, Katherine and Athena were surprised to be met by Buffy in his new car. They were even more surprised to see Elaine boarding a train in the company of a gentleman, recognised as Blake, labelled Gretna express! An exciting cross country pursuit ensued, during which Blake revealed himself as a cad and bounder holding Elaine in hypnotic thrall and Buffys Man showed himself well able to make tea whilst clinging to the running board at 30 miles per hour! Fortunately the ceremony over the anvil was interrupted at the eleventh hour and Blake alias Smith alias Jones made his getaway in Buffys ill-fated automobile… |
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