unearths some literary gems.
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[Nonexistent Beard dept.]
Paul Pullman stroked a non-existent beard and looked very wise.
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[I think this "not bad for his age" practice on the part of a golf pro could, with a bit of development, fit in nicely as a "ploy" in the Gamesmanship tradition.]
"Is he any good?"....
"Not bad for his age....Not bad at all."
Ned...didn't realise that this was the other man's stock response to any enquiry about a member's play....
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[Bonus: At a board meeting in this book, the narrator augments descriptions of the various personalities present with reference to which Alp is behind each of them (i.e., paintings or photographs of specific famous mountains that are hanging on the walls). Sort of like an Internet-style "Which Alp are you?" quiz!]
