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 . . . experienced and drunk in the truth of the little verse that says :

"Nothing can ever be dull again,
When once we've flung our windows open wide,
And seen the mighty world that lies outside,
And whispered to ourselves this wondrous thing :
We're wanted for the service of the King !"

Foxlease 1939 - 1945 - The War Years

The years of war saw the house responding to the needs of Guides in a different way.

First came the necessity of blacking out the 116 windows - not to mention a few skylights. Next came some unusual visitors; fifty-six schoolboys, evacuees from Portsmouth who were to stay in the house for a fortnight. The house charmed its new inmates and the very first postcard home drew the picture "We are in a palace kept by Guides. We have a bed and a dressing table each, so don't you worry Mum".

It was a good fortnight, if a busy one, with a strenuous programme for the Guider in Charge and her staff to keep going, but everything ran smoothly and the boys enjoyed their stay.

After a very short gap, the normal programme of trainings was started again. Yet not quite the same, for to begin with there were no . . .

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