List of Minor Blandings Characters - Huxley Winkworth

Huxley Winkworth

Son of Dame Daphne, Huxley is an unpleasant young lad, always out to get others into trouble, who while visiting Blandings in Galahad at Blandings, takes it into his head that the Empress is overweight and needs exercise. A single-minded youth, he persists in his quest diligently, until, when he finally finds himself alone with the pig, she bites him firmly on the finger.

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