London—25 October 1940 Pages 453-471 Summary

When it hits Polly that they are stick there, she makes an excuse to try to get away from Michael and Merope. Michael goes after her and eventually Merope catches up with them too. They make a vow to call each other by their historical names and that if they ever get separated to meet at the bottom of the escalator of the Oxford Circus tube station.

They send Eileen off for food while Polly and Michael start questioning each other. When Eileen comes back, they decide to all try to get rooms in Polly's boardinghouse. Eileen can room with Polly since Polly has a double and then Michael can get his own room. They decide this will make it easier for the retrieval team to find them.

They also talk until they realize that...