"No it's alright. Don't trouble yourself," Mrs. Lewis assured him, blinking away her tears and offering a fragile smile. "The War took many things, but we managed our moments of happiness."

She began couching, and Kate offered her a cup of water with a straw.

"Thank you, Clara," she said, having wet her throat again. "Tell me how are the boys? Radio and the others. Whatever became of the little fellow you had with you?"