Gerrald Alonso Fishpie, lad-about-town
Gerrald Alonso Fishpie remembers more about Mr Boxe’s early life than Mr Boxe cares to think about.
They met as schoolboys at St Isidore’s, where young Fishpie delighted in drawing Master Boxe away from his books, and out of his accustomed shyness, by involving him in such extracurricular activities as raiding the school kitchens at midnight, publishing an illustrated underground comic paper lampooning the faculty, and decorating the monumental statue of St Isidore with the matron’s directoire brassière (which Boxe neatly adjusted for a better fit, and trimmed with finer quality lace, before returning it to its rightful owner).
Gerrald has never really left the tomfoolery of those days behind, and still plagues Mr Boxe with suggestions that make the latter’s tail curl. He is also much given to lounging about the house and workroom, nibbling whatever treats Enid has set out and surreptitiously ogling the models until Mr Boxe hits him with the yardstick.