Tag: On Beauty
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Kiki Simmonds, aka Mrs Howard Belsey, and her husband are hosting a party in their family home. They have invited his work colleagues from Wellington. “She picked up a plate of bang-bang chicken canapes. She hoped these would serveas replacement for any opening bon mots she might be expected to come up with” (Smith, p.…
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Howard Belsey is out of sorts for the past fortnight as he broods over the coming reality of facing his mortal enemy and close competitor, Sir Monty Kipps, in the same faculty, in the same college, where he works. Kipps had already published his book on Rembrandt, whereas Belsey’s manuscript on the same painter, is…
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Jerome Belsey emailed his dad Howard Belsey, to tell him that he is going to ask his current employer’s daughter, Victoria “Vee” Belsey, to marry him. This surprises his dad and mom Kiki. The former decides to visit Jerome in London, where he presently stays with his boss and his family. Howard and Kiki can’t…