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somehow fluked his way into the final and he was, in any case, nearly two years younger. She }
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couldn't stand the way her husband was so confident of victory, he had been bragging about it }
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possibility of defeat had never entered his head. }
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again he was talking to the quiet, almost professorial, Mr Henley. Chambers was in his house. She }
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was standing there presiding over the Robertson's barley water and sardine paste sandwiches whilst}
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being ignored by everybody else in the crowded hall. Over the babble of noise she heard her}
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husband in his loud confident voice use the phrase "unequal contest". He was an insensitive man}
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and never seemed to realise when he had trampled on someone else's feelings. He probably hadn't}
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even notice the look of distaste on his own wife's attractive face. It had been there for the last ten}
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years, almost since the day she had married him}
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Mr Henley puffed at his pipe and said gently that he felt that his young champion had every chance }
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of victory despite Saunders being the favourite. When she overheard him say that it brought a}
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moistness to her eyes. He had called him a young champion, if only that were to be the case. She }
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didn't want to be disloyal but she detested young Saunder's and her husbands boastfulness in equal }
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junior matrons and asked if she wouldn't mind looking after the refreshments for a few minutes.}
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then turned sharply to the left and crossed through a small gate and elegantly sauntered into the}
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headmaster's rose garden. The scent of the damp flowers was heavenly. She was about to sit down }
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on the small wooden bench when she noticed someone was already sitting there. It was Chambers, }
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the young champion elect himself. He looked as if he was lost in thought.}
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"Hello, do you mind terribly if I sit down," she asked. The boy stood up and said pleasantly.}
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"Oh yes, please do, Mrs Kennedy." When she had made herself comfortable he sat down close }
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beside her. He was such a charming young boy with such perfect manners. She remembered that}
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only last year he had sung a solo beautifully in the school choir.}
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"I am surprised you are not warming up for your boxing match!" she said. He ran his hand through}
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his straight blond hair and looked at her strangely with his bright blue eyes. He was dressed in a}
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black vest and black shorts, a thick white towel was draped over his thin shoulders. A few seconds}
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of silence passed, the small trees behind them rustled softly.}
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"Well no one seems to think I shall win so perhaps there is no point," He said eventually, without}
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rancour. He breathed in the heady scent of her perfume and found it intoxicating. She extracted a }
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cigarette from a small silver case and placed it between her cruel red lips without lighting it.}
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"You don't seem to have a very positive attitude, Chambers." She replied. As she spoke she felt in}
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her handbag for her cigarette lighter, somehow it slipped from her hand and fell onto the grass in}
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front of the seat. The boy reached down and scooped it up in his hand in one graceful movement.}
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She made no move to take it from him but simply sat and waited. The moonlight fell across her}
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pale face showing her tired but still fragile beauty. As he leaned over to light her cigarette, his hand }
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was shaking slightly. She placed her own hand gently but firmly on top of his as if to steady it. She}
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 }{\afs21\rtlch \ltrch\loch\fs21
nodded her thanks with a brief aristocratic inclination of her head and exhaled a long stream of}
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 }{\afs21\rtlch \ltrch\loch\fs21
silver grey smoke. He could see the stars glittering in the sky above her head.}
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}
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"It is simple really," she said, " You must fight like a tiger. If you truly believe you will win you will}
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 }{\afs21\rtlch \ltrch\loch\fs21
beat Saunders. As long as you can banish all those negative thoughts."}
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}
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She let her cool grey eyes rest on his. There was something about her sense of certainty that gave}
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him a tiny fragment of hope. The surprising thing was she was in the other camp, yet it seemed}
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almost as if she wanted him to win. He made no reply but simply sat there quietly beside her. }
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"What does your own housemaster, Mr Henley say about your chances."she asked. He couldn't}
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resist a smile. Of course he was very fond of Mr Henley, everyone was, but unlike all the other}
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housemasters he didn't really care much about sports.}
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"He says may the best man win!"he laughed. It was such a typical phrase, it required hardly any }
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imagination at all to think of Mr Henley making such a bland, non partisan statement. She shook }
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her head in disbelief. Without doubt the man was a complete and utter fool.}
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"I am sorry but if I was him I shouldn't say anything so foolish. I should simply promise you a}
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 }{\afs21\rtlch \ltrch\loch\fs21
Sunday tea at Mrs Baker's providing you won, of course!"}
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}
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Mrs Baker ran the local tea rooms, her cakes were a delicacy the boys could hardly ever afford to}
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 }{\afs21\rtlch \ltrch\loch\fs21
sample. The last time Chambers had eaten there was just before the Christmas term had ended}
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 }{\afs21\rtlch \ltrch\loch\fs21
when his grandmother had decided he deserved a little treat.}
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}
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"And if I lost?" he asked, his eyes seemed to twinkle with amusement.}
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}
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"Bread and water for the week," she replied. He laughed as if she had said something terribly}
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 }{\afs21\rtlch \ltrch\loch\fs21
amusing, but then as he searched in vain to find a trace of humour in her cold grey eyes, it occurred}
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to him that she was being entirely serious. Really Mrs Kennedy was an unusual woman, at least}
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that is what everyone said. He felt a surge of hot blood flood through his veins. It was peculiar but }
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he suddenly felt all negative thoughts had been banished from his mind}
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}
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"Thank you,"he said, simply.}
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}
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"Well, let us see how you do. Perhaps you might like to call round and see me next Sunday}
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afternoon. Remember what I said, be a tiger. All the other boys Saunders has fought have tried to}
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 }{\afs21\rtlch \ltrch\loch\fs21
run away. He might be stronger than you but I am sure he is not nearly as brave as you are!"}
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}
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"Yes, perhaps you are right, after all." he said. As he stood up from the bench, she pulled off her }
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small orange silk scarf from around her slender neck and handed it to him. It smelt faintly of}
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cigarettes and expensive French perfume.}
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"There," she said. " Wear this scarf then you will be in orange and black, the true colours of a tiger}
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and remember, most importantly of all, you are my knight, my champion. Don't you dare to}
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disappoint me, Chambers,\'94 }
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}
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He strolled off without a backward glance. He still had a few minutes to warm up properly before}
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the all important bout. He knew it was his destiny to win. All doubt had been banished from his}
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mind. He was a tiger and he knew that anything but victory was unthinkable. As he walked back}
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into the crowded hall, several boys came over to wish him luck. }
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\line \~   }
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As Mrs Kennedy returned the crowd were just beginning to take their seats. The two young boxers }
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entered the ring to a smattering of applause, both boys looked supremely confident. Chambers}
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looked around at the sea of faces that surrounded him. It was as if her words had bewitched him.}
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He could see her sitting next to Mr Kennedy, her smile as thin as the blankets at the orphanage.}
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Suddenly her face softened as she caught his eye. Win for me she mouthed. Yes he would. He}
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surely would. His extremely blue eyes were bright like a tigers. He felt his muscles, as}
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unimpressive as they were, ripple under his smooth skin. He believed there was nothing he could}
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not do. He brushed the silk scarf with his gloved hand as he waited.}
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}
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In the event it was a boxing match that exceeded expectations. No one who witnessed it would ever }
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forget such a contest. Chambers came out of his corner like a wild beast swinging left and right}
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hooks savagely at Saunders who responded with a solid straight left then a fierce right uppercut. It}
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was obvious to everyone there could only be one winner. The bout lasted exactly sixteen}
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memorable seconds.}
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}
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As Mr Kennedy gazed with satisfaction at the prostate Chambers, he turned to his wife. Her face}
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was entirely devoid of emotion. He noticed she was no longer wearing the orange silk scarf she had}
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been wearing earlier that evening. They were helping Chambers rise unsteadily to his feet.}
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Obviously as he had predicted all along it had been an unequal contest. Then he caught sight of the }
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bright orange scarf that hung like a flag at half mast from the boys shorts.}
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}
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"Where on earth did that boy get your scarf from?"he asked her angrily. She shrugged her slim}
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elegant shoulders. Really she couldn't begin to say. She didn't bother to reply and stood up abruptly}
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from her seat, moving purposefully towards the boy as he was being lead away by one of the}
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masters to polite but mild applause. As she passed the ring the victorious champion lifted a large }
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silver trophy above his head. Its silver handles seemed to jut out like a pair of enormous ears.}
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}
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Mr Kennedy had turned a ghastly pale colour. He had just had a moment of realisation and was}
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frozen to the spot oblivious to the noise of the crowd. The victory didn't matter any more as it}
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dawned upon him that his wife really didn't love him. He could barely see her through his tears as}
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she thoughtfully draped a towel over the gallant losers shoulders.}
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}
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