A Javelin for Jonah

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Set in ten on twelve point Times by Thomson Press (India) Ltd, and printed in Great Britain by Hollen Street

Press on paper supplied by P. F. Bingham Ltd and bound by James Burn at Esher, Surrey.

To

Jehane, with love

I wait for thee in thine own garden.

I tune the lute for thee.

Edward Carpenter

chapter

1

On your Marks

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Of course, we have to be on Christian name terms here,” said the Warden.

“Have to be, sir?” said Hamish Gavin.

“It promotes confidence and mutual esteem between students and staff.”

“I see, sir.”

“Gassie, my dear fellow.”

“I beg your pardon, sir?”

“Not ‘sir’, but ‘Gassie’.”

Hamish remembered that the Warden’s name was Gascoigne Medlar.

“I beg your pardon, sir. I did not understand,” he said. “By the way, is it true, sir, that entry to the College—to Joynings—is restricted to people who show aptitude for athletics and swimming?”

“And gymnastics, of course. Well, roughly, yes. It is so much easier to keep such types out of mischief, you see. Now, as to your own name…”

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