The protagonist discovers that Margaret's suicide attempt was faked, allowing him to leave her in favour of Christine.
The protagonist of this novel ascribes to the theory that "nice things are nicer than nasty ones". That protagonist gets revenge on a roommate by writing him a fake threatening letter from "Joe Higgins", the supposed boyfriend of a secretary that roommate is interested in. During a phone call, the protagonist starts speaking in an accent, pretending to be an operator, to avoid talking to a woman who had earlier asked him about cigarette-burned sheets. The protagonist discovers that Margaret's suicide attempt was faked, allowing him to leave her in favour of Christine. He is offered a job due to his lack of "disqualifications" by Julius Gore-Urquhart, after he is fired by Ned Welch for giving a drunken speech on "Merrie England". For 10 points, name this novel about the title lecturer, written by Kingsley Amis.
The protagonist of this novel ascribes to the theory that "nice things are nicer than nasty ones".
{Lucky Jim}