To-morrow and to-morrow ... a novel

A weary officer of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve finds himself on the brink of the Great War’s end, tangled in a web of secret orders and quiet desperation. As the armistice looms, he and his wife Barbara cling to the hope that the long‑awaited peace will finally arrive, while the corridors of the Admiralty buzz with hushed speculation and the rustle of classified papers destined for the fire.

Amid the looming truce, Captain Hornbeck, a seasoned intelligence operative, offers a cynical glimpse of the post‑war world. He burns dossiers that span continents—Mexican revolts, Greek coups, Russian upheavals—while musing on the emptiness that will follow the cessation of conflict. The narrator’s fatigue and longing for sunlight clash with the lingering bureaucracy, hinting at the personal and political reckonings that await once the guns fall silent.