Thursday, Harry and Rob took a detour on the way home to check out Wilton Water. The level was down a bit, but the main change was that the footpath round the reservoir had been sealed off at both ends by high mesh fences. ‘Bummer!’ growled Rob, hooking his fingers through the mesh and shaking it. ‘I was dying to see what’s left of Hopwood Mill. Now we can’t get near.’ Harry shook his head. ‘I don’t know why old Well ’ard bothered sending that note round, it’s like a flippin’ prison camp. Only needs towers with lights and machine guns.’ Rob pulled a face. ‘Probably putting them up tomorrow.’ He hacked at the turf with the toe of his shoe. ‘We could tunnel under though – the mesh doesn’t continue underground.’ Harry tried a bit of hacking himself. He grinned. ‘Sound idea, my friend. Got to get in somehow – I promised my sister an adventure.’ He gazed through the fence at the darkening water. ‘The Phantom of Wilton Water, starring Harry and Bethan Midgley.
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