/ˈdeɪvlɪˌzəʊm/, /ˈdeɪvlɪzˌhəʊm/Directly above the living room and kitchen, at the rear of 53 Victoria Road, Thornton, was David Jones’s bedroom. On his bedroom door he had taped a hastily- and untidily-crayoned notice, saying, The name Davelyshome was a contraction of his own name David, plus the name of his teddy bear Curly, Curly Bear-Jones: “David-and-Curly’s-home”, “Davelyshome”. “Not a bad place, Davelyshome!” Jones declared to Chris once with a proprietorial air. Within Davelyshome were: (of course) Jones’s bed, which was also his personal aircraft or spacecraft; his record player (classical music only, no jazz or pop); his typewriter, on which his speed was matched only by his inaccuracy; his dossiers on the activities of friends, enemies, acquaintances and school teachers; and his Rexine[1]-covered pocket chess set, the pieces of which he would hold in his long, white fingers and suck wetly when considering his next move. There were his teddy bears Curly and Brumas Bear-Jones, probably concealed from Chris but revealed to me. Also similarly concealed and revealed were documents relating to the “Animals House Air Force” and “The Game” that Jones and I played, and material relating to Colonel C. Bear Jones, that is, the above-mentioned Curly. There was Albert, his tan-coloured, vinyl, framed document case with the lethal-looking brass corners, which he would use as a weapon when roused. And there was his supply of “Lego” building bricks, from which he constructed model buildings and aeroplanes, or with which he played, particularly when about to deliver some ponderous saying. [1] Rexine: a brand of imitation leather used for book covers, upholstery, etc. |
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