'Didn't go anywhere. Left school at fifteen, worked in the mill, did National Service, became a copper.'
And she knows what happened after that.
His life prior to...what it became; well, he's starting to realise what it is about the whole thing that made him so furious. Or maybe he's just starting to remember, very much against his will. But he lays the basics out for her there in the hope that'll be enough to settle the question. It's all the truth, and there's very little practical information to add.
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'Didn't go anywhere. Left school at fifteen, worked in the mill, did National Service, became a copper.'
And she knows what happened after that.
His life prior to...what it became; well, he's starting to realise what it is about the whole thing that made him so furious. Or maybe he's just starting to remember, very much against his will. But he lays the basics out for her there in the hope that'll be enough to settle the question. It's all the truth, and there's very little practical information to add.