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The Man Who Played Ross – Part 33
ROSS Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier’s debt: He only lived but till he was a man; The which no sooner had his prowess confirm’d In the unshrinking station where he fought, But [more…]
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The Man Who Played Ross – Chapter 32
The next day they made a leisurely drive from the hotel, south to Wiltshire and the two cars didn’t get separated at all. They arrived on top of Wroughton Hill at around 13:00 and carried [more…]
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The Man Who Played Ross – Chapter 31
Jarvis met Ross Kemp in the foyer of the Assembly Rooms hotel in Norwich at 08:30 and he was invited to have breakfast with him. “It’s a ten-minute walk to the production company. Will you [more…]
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The Man Who Played Ross – Chapter 30
Bartlett walked up the steep footpath to Glastonbury Tor and by the time he reached the top, he was breathing heavily. I’m getting too old for this, he concluded. The sun to the southeast cast [more…]
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The Man Who Played Ross – Chapter 29
Part 3 – Redemption These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder Which, as they kiss, consume” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Jesus looked at him for [more…]
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The Man Who Played Ross – Chapter 28
Jarvis pondered about where he was going to live, to hide, to escape. The Midlands? He thought of his mother who didn’t even know who he was and a brother who cared less. The Southwest [more…]
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The Man Who Played Ross – Chapter 27
Jarvis had dumped the stolen cab in Birmingham and caught a train home. The next day he headed northwest out of Abergavenny towards Peterchurch and took an unnamed road up Stockley Hill. He left his [more…]
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The Man Who Played Ross – Chapter 26
Insurgencies differ in their use of tactics and methods. In a 2004 article, Robert R. Tomes spoke of four elements that “typically encompass an insurgency”: 1. cell-networks that maintain secrecy 2. terrorism used to foster [more…]
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The Man Who Played Ross – Chapter 25
Am I dreaming? She recalled going into the light. So this is death? I thought I’d be frightened. Afarin was talking to the Angle of Death, in the appearance of a Greyfriars monk and he [more…]