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have done  so from  Oxford Prison  if  there  had not been  unrest in  the maximum  security
               establishments up north.


               Governor’s strict vigilance.


               The Governor of Oxford Prison took personal interest to see that Evans got no chance to
               escape. One day prior to the examination i.e., on Monday 7 June, Evans’ German teacher
               shook him by the hand at 8:30 p.m. and wished him good luck.


                At 8:30, the following morning (Tuesday 8 June), Evans had two visitors – Mr. Jackson and
               Stephens. Jackson was the senior prison officer on D. Wing. He and Evans had already become
               ‘warm enemies’.


               Stephens was a burly-surly officer. Evans’ face is unshaven, he wears a dirty red and white
               bobble hat upon his head. They make sure that his razor and nail-scissors are taken away. He
               is given half an hour to smarten himself.


               Arrival of Mc.Leery-the invigilator.


               Mc.Leery  carries  a  brown  suitcase.  It  contains  all  necessary  papers,  including  a  sealed
               question paper envelope. The two hour examination is to start at 9:15 a.m.


                Stephens brings two small square tables and two hard chairs and places them opposite to
               each other. They are taking no chance with Evans.


                Stuart Mc.Leery is greeted by Jackson at D. Wing in the prison. It will be very difficult for
               Evans to make another break. He is sitting in a locked cell and all the prison officers are on
               alert. The invigilator’s duty is to ensure that the strictest silence is observed. The Governor is
               worried about Mc.Leery. If he has brought something, even a Jack-knife, Evans can hold him
               hostage with such a weapon.


               O-Level examination begins.


                Mc.Leery gives necessary instructions to the candidate regarding writing down the paper’s
               name, index number and centre number.


                Stephens is in the cell until now but Evans does not like his presence. The Governor asks
               Jackson to call him out.


                Finally, the examination begins at 9:25 a.m. At 9:40 a.m., the Assistant Secretary for Modern
               Languages informs the Governor over the phone about the correction slip not being put in
               the examination package.
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