Related Clues:

• Had no doubt about
• Was familiar with Kingsley's first novel
• Arts and crafts material
• Poker table surface
• Was aware of; a fabric
• Rather thought; a cloth
• Handled; a material
• Recognised novel being read out
• Touched; a soft material
• Had learnt; sounds like modern
• Was familiar with Kipling's first novel
• Touched fabric
• Fingered material for a fedora
• Cloth of matted fibres; experienced
• Considered, but left out