Jeeves at His Best 

Jeeves at His Best

I recently re-read some of the P.G. Wodehouse stories featuring Bertie Wooster and Jeeves.

Some highlights I remembered. Girls at school together giggle "practically without cessation." This is in "Bertie Changes His Mind," narrated by Jeeves. There's the one in which Jeeves contrives that four people will sing "Sonny Boy" at the same concert, to the increasing displeasure of the audience, "the many-headed," "the populace," "the proletariat." As usual, one of Bertie's buddies needs to get an engagement broken, and the fine young lady sings last. "Jeeves and the Song of Songs."

One I had forgotten: "Episode of the Dog McIntosh." Bertie has stolen the dog, and the rightly owner has come straight to Bertie's place to seek retribution. It seems that all plans in this episode have fallen apart. Bertie takes Jeeves' advice and hides behind the sofa. The place smells of aniseed, which has been used to attract the dog. When Blumenfeld notices the smell, Jeeves explains that Wooster keeps the stuff on his trousers.

"What on earth does he do that for?"
"I could not say, sir. Mr. Wooster's motives are always somewhat hard to follow. He is eccentric."
"Eccentric? He must be a loony."
"Yes, sir."
"You mean he is?"
"Yes, sir."
...
"Not dangerous?"
"Yes, sir, when roused."
"Er, what rouses him chiefly?"
"One of Mr. Wooster's peculiarities is that he does not like the sight of gentlemen of full habit, sir. They seem to infuriate him."
"You mean, fat men?"
"Yes, sir."
"Why?"
"One cannot say, sir."
There was another pause.
"I'm fat!...."
"I would not have ventured to suggest it myself, sir, but as you say so...."

And so on. Jeeves tells Blumenfeld Wooster is probably sleeping behind the settee. Blumenfeld leaves cheerfully--it turns out, because Jeeves has given him a substitute dog, close enough to the stolen one. Everyone tips Jeeves.

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