#willy homeyer

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Willy pulls a face and looks as if he wants to jump on Albert.

"The Way Back" - Erich Maria Remarque

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Every evening Willy goes to Waldmann's Lodge.

"The Way Back" - Erich Maria Remarque

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Willy settles in rather better.

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With a completely straight face Willy orders another round.

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We accept.

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'That's given me a bit of an appetite – how about some proper food now?'

"The Way Back" - Erich Maria Remarque

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We've been lucky enough to very neighbouring schools, and our villages are barely an hour apart.

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Willy nudges me: 'Hey, there's Adele.'

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To my astonishment, Willy didn't even get up and enter the competition at all.

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Suddenly I see a gleaming white front and the majestic swoop of a tailcoat.

"The Way Back" - Erich Maria Remarque

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Willy is poking around in the hall.

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But instead he stands right next to his colleague in case Willy causes any trouble.

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'I think we've finished with this stuff, haven't we?'

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He tells Willy that he has to leave the new tunic that he requisitioned from the stores at home, and instead wear an old one for the journey, one that has been ripped by shrapnel and repaired.

"The Way Back" - Erich Maria Remarque

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'I never could stand bloody vegetables,' he says grimly.

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This stops Willy in his tracks for a moment.

"The Way Back" - Erich Maria Remarque