"Well, dear," said William's mother. " Have you had a nice afternoon? What have you been doing?""Me?" said Willliam vaguely. "Oh, nothing much. I caught that spy you were all talkin' about, an' I was arrested for stealing silver an'..."That morning William had thought the war was rather dull. No one seemed to want his help - he had written to the Prime Minister offering to be a spy, he had tried to join the Army - so he decided he would make up his own mind on the best way to defeat Hitler. William's scheme resulted in a particularly hectic afternoon, both for himslef and the local police.