condensed master

The Reluctant agent
A Compelling Story of Espionage
"Just walking," Will replied, but was taken completely off guard and had no
time for defence as he felt the blow of a baton glancing off his shoulder and striking
his ear, which began to sting like crazy. Stepping aside, Will felt blood trickle
down his neck and the sensation prompted him to reach up and wipe it away with
his hand.
"Don't be bloody smart with me!" It was the gorilla man again. "You goddam
Pommies need to be taught a lesson. I'll ask you once again, what are you doing
here?" Will hesitated, the anger was beginning to mount inside him and he was
doing his best to quell it, at the same time his instinct was preparing him for more
blows.
"I've told you, just walking," which prompted further blows from the baton
across his body and face, and he realized that both men were now hitting him.
Reeling backwards, Will fell to the ground on his back and looking up he saw the
young driver stand up.
"Steady on Sarge!" he called out, "I think he's telling the truth." This brought
a violent rebuke from the gorilla man, and the young driver promptly sat down with
a sheepish look on his face. Picking himself up, Will felt as though his body had
been trampled on by a herd of cows, but he now concentrated all his attention
towards the gorilla man and his rage was now beginning to surface.
"You're nothing but a pig and a bully!" Will shouted, as he positioned himself
defensively. The gorilla man lunged forward again with his baton, but Will was now
ready to fight back. He saw the surprise on the gorilla man's face as he stepped
forward instead of retreating. Wrenching the baton from his hand he thrust it into
his stomach, then stepping backwards Will threw the baton with all his force at the
gorilla man, momentarily watching it bounce off his upper body. Instantly turning,
Will ran into the forest knowing that he could easily outdistance the older men, and
very soon found himself dodging between the trees at breakneck speed.
I mustn't get lost! he thought, stopping briefly to get his bearings and catch his
breath. Then deciding on a particular direction he moved away again, as fast as his
legs would carry him.
Pictures of the Aden affair kept flashing into his head and his heart was once
again pounding to the limit of it's beat rate. As he ran, the birds were scattering
amongst the trees, and the forest had now changed from a scenic pleasure, into a
nightmare. Stopping once again to catch his breath, Will strained to listen for
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