Summary

Although she considered it, Serena did not cancel her appointment with MI5. Her first interview was with Joan who was friendly and asked for just basic information. Later they were joined by Harry Tapp. The three of them devised a cover for her. Basically, she would be a mathematician with varied interests. They discussed history, Russian issues, and current affairs. Sometimes she felt she was speaking through Tony’s voice after the intense summer of his tutoring. Even though she felt she was brilliant during the interview, when Harry Tapp offered her the position of junior assistant officer, she was stunned. But, she realized that she wouldn’t necessarily be a spy. She would do simple office work – filing and library indexing work. It was a big mistake. Was this Tony’s way of punishing her from afar? Joan confirmed that men and women...