“...at South Poorton Farm until Robert and Betty Fooks”
Sounds like a Monty Python sketch.
They’re getting their beef chow mein at Ho Li Fook.
I skimmed right over that line. That’s hilarious. The author showed restraint. Imagine what he could have done with “Betty Fooks.”
Betty had a lot of courage marrying Robert. But just imagine if her maiden name was “Alot” and she went the hyphenated name route.