The smiler with the knife
by Cecil Day-Lewis · 1965
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The title is a quote from Chaucer. Georgia spends a year apart from Nigel, spying on a Fascist/Nazi group. The head of the group (a rich and popular person) plans to overthrow the government. George escapes capture and is rescued by Nigel's father and policeman, Sir John Strangeways.
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