He just put his hand through the bulkhead, exactly as she'd done, and …

Elizabeth Wein
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He just put his hand through the bulkhead, exactly as she'd done, and squeezed my shoulder. He has very strong fingers. And he kept his hand there the whole way home, even when he was reading the map and giving me headings. So I am not flying alone now after all. ✨ Elizabeth Wein (2012). Code Name Verity, p.289, Egmont UK
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