The boxer his father took him to see when he was (12?) was Gentleman Joe Kavanaugh, who became the young Francis's other hero (next to Plato) because he told the referee to declare the fight at an end - Gentleman Joe was hitting his opponent where he pleased, and Joe said "He's had enough".
(Which tells us that he was reading Plato before he was 12 - my guess is, in the Jowett translations, but that's just a guess.)
He tells Charles that he comes from a long line of factory workers, that he likes to relax with a beer and listen to sports, and that he was once thrown out of his seminary dorm for snoring.
It seems highly improbable, but everything he's said in the series suggests he's a Jesuit.
His ID number begins RA, Regular Army, which means he must have signed up for at least three years.
He has several brothers, and he used to have to share a bed with them.
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(Which tells us that he was reading Plato before he was 12 - my guess is, in the Jowett translations, but that's just a guess.)
He tells Charles that he comes from a long line of factory workers, that he likes to relax with a beer and listen to sports, and that he was once thrown out of his seminary dorm for snoring.
It seems highly improbable, but everything he's said in the series suggests he's a Jesuit.
His ID number begins RA, Regular Army, which means he must have signed up for at least three years.
He has several brothers, and he used to have to share a bed with them.