The Winged Watchman

On Saturday evening, the Verhagens talk about Charles’s escape. Suddenly, they hear knocking and answer the door to find Uncle Cor, who reveals that he has gone into hiding, a tactic referred to as “diving under.” Because Cor works for the Underground, Joris asks if his uncle knows Kees Kip. Cor says that he does but also downplays the man’s heroics. Cor then explains that he hides underdivers and sneaks Allied soldiers and pilots over the border. Excited, the boys tell him about Charles, and Cor immediately starts scheming ways to get the pilot to safety. He and the boys plan take a boat to the Giant; while Dirk Jan and Cor row the pilot home, Joris will remove all evidence of the pilot’s presence from the windmill.

They quickly head to the Giant and usher Charles out. Joris cleans up the area as planned, and later, when he is heading home, he hears Leendert shouting at him and sprints away with the landwatcher in pursuit. At the Watchman, Joris jumps onto a wing. As it goes around, Joris adjusts his position so that he will not fall. When the wing descends again, Leendert is on the other side of the mill.