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Pauline Borghese's feet, Wordsworth's legs and thoughts about calves
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The Spectator
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August 2, 1997
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I have been thinking about feet - my feet in particular, but also feet in general. The reason is this. Not long ago, my wife Marigold was troubled about one of her toes. She had never been to a chiropodist before but eventually found one, a nice Irish lady, not far from our house, at a health centre off the Portobello Road. She was so impressed by the treatment she received that she urged me to see the Irish lady too; and, as usual when Marigold urges things, I complied. The lady said, `Well, what is wrong with your feet?' I replied, `Nothing, really. I have just survived a week's strenuous walking in the Alps without any more damage than a little blister or two. But my big toes have a ...
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