Viper’s Bugloss by John Smalacombe

John Smalacombe, born Western Ontario, 1901, of English, Scottish, and Irish stock; educated, Toronto and Oxford; married; two children; height 5 ft. 112 in.; weight 170 lb.; fair; distinguishing marks, none; religion, High Church; politics, High Tory; occupation, teaching; occasional contributor Saturday Night, Canadian Forum, Canadian Poetry Magazine; disposition morose, habits retiring.