...oh and before I forget...what about that 'tom sharpe' novel, eh?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sharpe

there is no entry for THE MISFIT here...perhaps 'mr gamekeeper' had meant 'the midden'?...although there is no mention of '12 houses' or a 'drugged bulldog' for that matter...go figure:

 

anyway, I 'get' it now....'mr gamekeeper' had been on the 'Jupiter/juno' line...and so had that random house team...'the gods' as it were....go figure: