A local fisherman, and Will Anders’s brother. With Will, Tom escapes the town after Jack Anders—his other brother—is killed for having blown up a car. Also with Will, he is involved in Mayor Orden’s plan to ask British forces to drop packages of dynamite to help the town fight its invaders.
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Chapter 6
...tells her that the mayor is about to arrive with two men named Will and Tom Anders. She gives Molly a piece of meat she stole from Colonel Lanser’s plate. She...
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...the house. Although she’s somewhat suspicious of Molly, she fetches Mayor Orden, Doctor Winter, and Tom and Will Anders, who are all waiting outside. Once inside, Orden addresses the Anders brothers,...
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Tom and Will Anders agree to make a plea for explosives to the English government when...
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