“Nice place,” Edmund said, meaning that he thought it was fine and Mum would have kittens if she knew her youngest was in a Merseyside boardinghouse. He put his bag on a rickety table and was glad that it held and was surprised that it had.

“Thanks,” Lucy said.  “It’s not much, but given the housing shortage and, well…”  She shrugged easily.

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Last night anastigmatfic gave us some ideas.  In 1952, Jill meets Eustace in the Miami International Airport after having been chased out of Cuba by the Batista regime.  She threatens to bash Eustace with a shovel and meets Che Guevera where they have cafe con leche and pressed cheese-toast on Cuban bread.