Lawrence Curry

When I tell peoplemy name,they always ask me if I'm related to Lawrence Curry,the novelist,andwhen I say,yes,he was my great-uncle,they always want to know what he

was like."We've read all his books,"they say,"but please tell us what hewas really like."When I described him,as I knew him,they godisappointed.It seems that they find it

difficult to acceptsuch a great figure could have had such an ordinary character.

My great-uncle wastall,with a long thin body.When he walked,he moved stiffly,with his armsclamped against his sides,looking like nothing so much as a pair of

scissors.When I knew

him,his hair wasquite white,though it was supposed to have been yellow when he was young. Hiseyes were blue and deep set and had an anxious look as if he found the

world a puzzlingplace.This expression of anxiety,which arose from nothing more than short-sight一he refused to wear glasses一 inspire the protective instincts of his lady

admirers,much to theirritation of my great-aunt who thought all women were fools,except herself.

Great-uncle Currywas naturally lazy. He spent a great deal of his time in the village pubplaying darts.He was also a compulsive reader from the local telephonedirectory to

great-aunt'sshopping

lists.For a manwhose book showed such a deep perception of the complexities of human behavior,his conversation was surprisingly trivial.He delighted in discussing

English weather,theprice of beer,his grandchildren's most amusing words.

He loved gossip,buthe was kind.I never heard him make a malicious remark,but the wisdom of hiswriting never appeared in his conversation.As a child,we much preferred

the company of hiscousin,Stanly,who was a successful shop-owner who always brought us bags ofsugar and broken biscuits.Taking it all in all,I have to admit my famous

great-uncle wasrather a bore.

Lawrence Curry'scousin was much preferred by kids for_______.

A.he often broughtkids something they liked to eat

B.he was aninteresting man

C.he was a richbusinessman

D.he loved kids morethan Lawrencedid