Billy Rags
“Not at first, and certainly not when I parleyed with the Governor, Captain Reece. He used to swish around the wing letting all the screws salute him; he and I had no difficulty whatsoever in identifying each other as enemies. He was shit scared of me and he knew I knew it.
No, the thing I really liked about Burnham was the remarkable little trap-door in the top landing recess that led into the loft. I mean, I couldn’t believe it. But what was more unbelievable was that nobody had done it be...fore. A nickful of them and no one had doddled.
I remember saying to Toddy who was doing a ten-stretch: “What they got in that loft, Toddy? King Kong?”
“I’m not with you Billy,” he said.
Christ, I thought. I must be the only bright bastard in the whole nick.
“The trap-door,” I said. “The trap-door on the landing recess. What’s up there that stops anybody having a go?”MoreLess
No, the thing I really liked about Burnham was the remarkable little trap-door in the top landing recess that led into the loft. I mean, I couldn’t believe it. But what was more unbelievable was that nobody had done it be...fore. A nickful of them and no one had doddled.
I remember saying to Toddy who was doing a ten-stretch: “What they got in that loft, Toddy? King Kong?”
“I’m not with you Billy,” he said.
Christ, I thought. I must be the only bright bastard in the whole nick.
“The trap-door,” I said. “The trap-door on the landing recess. What’s up there that stops anybody having a go?”MoreLess
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