The Ipcress File by John Barry
“A Jam & a drabble. Eh? A drabble is a short work, of around 100 words. I thought it might be fun to accompany my Jam pick, with a drabble. Indulge me. This delicious John Barry score, appeals to my Cold war spy fiction sensibilities. That hauntingly distinctive cymbalom string, is simply made for espionage. Now I can't add anything to the perfection of the movie, but here's a scene that didn't happen... Palmer knew being summoned by Ross, wasn’t a cause for celebration. He slid carefully out of Jean’s bed, dressed hurriedly and cursed his lack of time for some fresh coffee. Being late, wasn’t an option. Ross tapped his dulled silver Parker pen on the deskpad, with an undisguised air of impatience and anger. Palmer had gone too far this time. Beyond a disciplinary. As Harry approached Hemingway Bros Tailors entrance, he felt a distinct unease. It was time to get out. Behind the net curtain, Kingfisher fixed the unsuspecting agent in his sights and began to gently squeeze the trigger...”
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A Jam & a drabble. Eh? A drabble is a short work, of around 100 words. I thought it might be fun to accompany my Jam pick, with a drabble. Indulge me. This delicious John Barry score, appeals to my Cold war spy fiction sensibilities. That hauntingly distinctive cymbalom string, is simply made for espionage. Now I can't add anything to the perfection of the movie, but here's a scene that didn't happen...
Palmer knew being summoned by Ross, wasn’t a cause for celebration. He slid carefully out of Jean’s bed, dressed hurriedly and cursed his lack of time for some fresh coffee. Being late, wasn’t an option.
Ross tapped his dulled silver Parker pen on the deskpad, with an undisguised air of impatience and anger. Palmer had gone too far this time. Beyond a disciplinary.
As Harry approached Hemingway Bros Tailors entrance, he felt a distinct unease. It was time to get out. Behind the net curtain, Kingfisher fixed the unsuspecting agent in his sights and began to gently squeeze the trigger...
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Old spy classic
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