Orlo J. Porter, 27, was on the same staircase at Oxford with Bertie; he was a prominent figure at the Union, where he made fiery far-to-the-left speeches; now employed by the London & Home Counties Insurance Co. and active in political demonstrations. Well-nourished, irritable, red-headed, a Communist and birdwatcher, in love with Vanessa Cook in Aunts Aren't Gentlemen. Her father is trustee of his large estate inherited from his uncle Joe, Cook's partner in a big provision company.

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