"Great Scot, Jeeves! You don't think - he can't be -"
"I am inclined to think so, sir."
"And, by Jove, he was right! Once on the right track, you couldn't mistake it. Motty was under the surface, completely sozzled. It was the deuce of a shock."
Showing posts with label Jeeves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jeeves. Show all posts
#129
I was badly in need of alcoholic refreshment, and just as my tongue was beginning to stick out and blacken at the roots, shiver my timbers if Jeeves didn't enter left centre with a try containing all the makings. St. Bernard dogs, you probably know, behave in a similar way in the Alps and are well thought of in consequence.
#96
It is true of course, that I have a will of iron, but it can be switched off if the circumstances seem to demand it.
#93
"I mean to say, I know perfectly well that I've got, roughly speaking, half the amount of brain a normal bloke ought to possess. And when a girl comes along who has about twice the regular allowance, she too often makes a bee line for me with the love light in her eyes. I don't know how to account for it, but it is so."
"It may be Nature's provision for maintaining the balance of the species, sir."
"It may be Nature's provision for maintaining the balance of the species, sir."
#90
"Oh, Jeeves,' I said; 'about that check suit.'
Yes, sir?'
Is it really a frost?'
A trifle too bizarre, sir, in my opinion.'
But lots of fellows have asked me who my tailor is.'
Doubtless in order to avoid him, sir.'
He's supposed to be one of the best men in London.'
I am saying nothing against his moral character, sir."
Yes, sir?'
Is it really a frost?'
A trifle too bizarre, sir, in my opinion.'
But lots of fellows have asked me who my tailor is.'
Doubtless in order to avoid him, sir.'
He's supposed to be one of the best men in London.'
I am saying nothing against his moral character, sir."
#83
"There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, 'Do trousers matter?'"
"The mood will pass, sir."
"The mood will pass, sir."
#1
Twice during dinner tonight the Pyke said things about young Bingo's intestinal canal which I shouldn't have thought possible in mixed company even in this lax post-War era.
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