Shunkeys

However, the twins were determined Tony would not be ‘someone’ for their mother. They didn’t like him from the first time Angela introduced him to them, despite his cheery and apparently friendly nature. His offer of a handshake for the two of them was ignored by each in turn.

Nonetheless, Angela wasn’t having her sons be rude to Tony or to deny her future happiness.

“Just ignore them, Tony, sometimes they can be like that, the little monkeys!”

These little monkeys shunned all attempts at friendliness, because Tony was a challenge for their mother’s attention. That simply would not do.