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Early in Evelyn Waugh's A Handful of Dust, while Tony and his young son, John Andrew, walk to the church, John tells his father a story he has heard from the stable manager, Ben about a mule "who had drunk his company's rum ration" in the First World War and subsequently died. What is the mule named ?

The correct answer is
Peppermint

Mule's Name in A Handful of Dust

The question asks for the name of a mule mentioned in Evelyn Waugh's novel, A Handful of Dust. The mule is part of a story told by John Andrew to his father, Tony, recounting an event involving the stable manager, Ben.

According to the narrative context provided:

  • The story concerns a mule during the First World War.
  • This mule reportedly drank its company's rum ration.
  • The mule subsequently died after consuming the rum.

The specific name given to this mule in the story is Peppermint.

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