half

I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple.

However, the hosts hit back and hit back hard, first replacement hooker Andrew Hore sliding over, then Williams careering out of his own half and leaving several defenders for dead before flipping the ball to Nonu to finish off a scintillating move.

He came back with a pint of Guinness for me and a half of bitter for Wendy.

Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.

So for Richard and Barbara, Jeff and Kari, the impossibly varied collection of steps and halves that is another legacy of my father.