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An Undergraduate at Oxford

An Undergraduate at Oxford

20 February 2025By Michael GatesBlog

Iris and John were so different yet complementary. He was all sparkle, lightness and conviviality; she had a stillness and austere seriousness at her centre. Almost like a Cavalier versus a Puritan, the sun versus the moon.

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