Friday
Very dark and foggy morning. Wakened at 7 by the noise of planes warming
up at Langham. Got in by 9.15. Busy all day, and got a good deal done. Bought a brass ship’s candlestick which Dodo Rose wanted, and, as Stuart Rose did not come to the office, went back that way and
delivered it. As I was leaving about
quarter to 7, a jeep overtook me in the lane by Rivers Hall, travelling
fast. It was very dark and thick. The car turned into the lane by Hill Farm, Langham, and almost at once there was a heavy burst of machine gun fire in the
lane, about 200 yards from me. Saw
tracer going up. I flung myself into the
ditch, and peered over the hedge bank at a mass of tracer bullets flying
through the air. The firing kept on for
about 10 seconds, and then I heard the noise of a lorry changing gear and being
driven away quickly. Presumably this
means Americans on the run. Thought I
had better hurry on as fast as possible, and being so dark ran off the road
near the lane to the waterworks. Could
hear people at cottage doors talking about the firing. At Ipswich
Road there were several army trucks and military
police at the top of Gun Hill. Went to Dedham , called on Mrs. Sisson regarding Christmas toys, and then to Higham.
The light on, brilliant, could
see it from Stratford
Church
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