▁lif el ong ▁friend ▁and ▁conf id ante . ▁His ▁second ▁teaching ▁post ▁was ▁at ▁Oak mount ▁School ▁in ▁South am pton ▁for ▁two ▁terms ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁France ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁he ▁could , ▁stay ing ▁with ▁family , ▁and ▁under ▁a ▁pseud onym ▁continued ▁his ▁anti - f asc ist ▁writ ings . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁di ary ▁that ▁the ▁pressure ▁of ▁daily ▁school ▁life ▁left ▁him ▁little ▁time ▁to ▁think ▁and ▁write . ▁He ▁left ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁Spanish ▁friends ▁in ▁London , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁as ▁an ▁enemy ▁al ien ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Among st ▁other ▁It ali ans ▁he ▁was ▁moved ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁various ▁temporary ▁intern ment ▁cam ps ▁finally ▁being ▁board ed ▁on ▁the ▁f ated ▁Ar and ora ▁Star ▁which ▁was ▁tor ped o ed ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Ireland ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁U ▁boat ▁whilst ▁full ▁of ▁mainly ▁Italian ▁" en emy ▁al iens ", ▁German ▁Jews ▁who ▁had ▁fled ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁and ▁sought ▁shelter ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁and ▁some ▁Pr ison ers ▁of ▁War . ▁The ▁Italian ▁cont ing ent ▁saw ▁great ▁loss ▁of ▁life , ▁Giovanni ▁being ▁luck y ▁enough ▁to ▁surv ive ▁by ▁clim bing ▁down ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁into ▁the ▁sea ▁and ▁being ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁life ▁boats . ▁Res cu ed ▁by ▁a ▁Canadian ▁war ▁ship ▁they ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁Lock