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91defeat.%u201d %u201cWill Hitler beat us?%u201d She asked.He shook his head. %u201cIt%u2019s highly unlikely.%u201d%u201cWhat were you driving?%u201d%u201cSorry?%u201d%u201cA car, a bike, a lorry?%u201d She clarified.%u201cOh. I see. A car,%u201d he replied.%u201cWhat make was it ?%u201d She asked him.He shrugged. %u201cNo idea. It was loaned to me. I am not rich enough to own one.%u201d He drank some of the whisky. %u201cIf I am not hopefully intruding too much on your private life, may I ask where your husband is. I assume he%u2019s fighting somewhere?%u201d She sank the whisky and poured out more before replying, %u201cNo. He%u2019s not fighting. He%u2019s drinking mead from a deer%u2019s horn along with Viking warriors in the halls of Valhalla.%u201d He thought about it and knew enough of this era of humanity to join up the dots.%u201cI%u2019m sorry. When did he die?%u201d%u201cJust over a year ago. Dunkirk.%u201d%u201cAgain. I%u2019m so very sorry for your loss. Are you coping? Do you have family close-by?%u201dShe shook her head.%u201cNo. I am just about getting over my grief. My family are in Ireland. And I seem to I was dead myself.%u201dShe drank the whisky. She poured more into his glass and then her own.%u201cYou need more time to get over it all. I have known grief so I truly understand how you feel, Kelly.%u201d%u201cWho did you lose who was precious to you?%u201d She asked.The Time Traveller