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England and Egypt, 'the lasting impression he will leave behind is one of generous and
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high-spirited enjoyments, and of sheer charm and quality of mind'. He was also described as 'a very tall, elegant, sardonic man, learned about the poets of
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publishing a book on the artist's work in 1949. Another brother, Everard Haslam
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and high-spirited enjoyments, and of sheer charm and quality of mind'.
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in 1944. Following his wartime service and his contribution to the
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