Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit, chapter 9, Aunt Dahlia's den, next day, early evening
Bertie arrives at Brinkley and hands Aunt Dahlia her necklace; she explains she bought the Morehead serial to salt the mine for Trotter, won't say how she got the money from Uncle Tom, blames Ma Trotter for Trotter's stalling, throws her Agatha Christie at Bertie for singing, and introduces him to a reproachful Percy before sending him out to cheer Percy up.
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Aside, every year Uncle Tom, a retired merchant prince, suffers agonies for weeks whenever he pays his income tax.
Aside, at school Bertie recalls winning a prize for Scripture Knowledge at Aubrey Upjohn's school at Bramley-on-Sea; Aunt Dahlia bets he cribbed.
Aside, ongoing Aunt Dahlia explains Ma Trotter's feud with Mrs. Alderman Blenkinsop for the crown of Liverpool society.
Present: Aunt Dahlia, Bertie Wooster, Percy Gorringe
Also there: the Agatha Christie, Aunt Dahlia's imitation necklace, Bertie's moustache, Stilton's telegram
Mentioned: Anatole, Aubrey Upjohn, Aunt Agatha, Daphne Dolores Morehead, Florence Craye, Freddie Widgeon, L. G. Trotter, Mrs. Alderman Blenkinsop, Mrs. Trotter, Roderick Spode, Stilton Cheesewright, Uncle Tom, Balaam's ass♞︎, Brinkley Court, the cork trick✦︎, the Drones Club, Malvern House, Milady's Boudoir✦︎, the Morehead serial✦︎, the Pytchley⁂, the Quorn⁂, the Scripture-knowledge prize✦︎, She Didn't Say Yes✦︎, Uncle Tom's collection✦︎