The Nice And The Good

by Iris Murdoch

Theo had left India under

vacillated.

gestalt

Unlike his younger brother,

Willy,”

neurotic

egomaniacs

Barbara

flute.

poignancy

Pierce

languor,

Willy Kost.

she loved Willy very much and found him pre-eminently touchable.

feral

love for her husband.

Alistair

how is your handsome son?”

doesn’t seem to be a patch on the twins’ Greek.”

“Yes,” said Willy,

Paula,

“What is the matter with Paula?”

boat,

Kate and John Ducane.

Alistair

Mary

twins,

Pierce’s

afraid of you,”

“Willy is, Mary is, Octavian certainly

deliciously

impetuously

apotheosis

Pierce,

morphia

Perhaps Willy ought to have been left in London. He’s far too much alone here. Perhaps

McGrath at his house

‘whips and daggers and things’

Radeechy’s house.

Barb?”

Willy would change his mind about reading German with

refused to help Barbara

Henrietta.

Uncle Theo.

P...

Mary

John Ducane,

Casie

Mary

Uncle Theo