Thank You, Jeeves, chapters 14–16, Chuffnell Hall, some minutes later
Bertie stands rooted in despair until Jeeves coughs softly at his side.
The text is on its way.
Aside, years before, as a medical student Sir Roderick Glossop used to sing baritone at smoking concerts.
Aside, years before Bertie recalls young Thos marooning a Cabinet Minister on an island in the lake with a swan.
Aside, years before, in New York Bertie recalls a roller-skating Italian boy in Washington Square crashing into his waistcoat.
Present: Bertie Wooster, Jeeves, Sir Roderick Glossop
Mentioned: A. B. Filmer, Aunt Agatha, Brinkley, Chuffy, the Dower House caretaker, Dwight Stoker, the Italian kid, Lady Chuffnell, Mary, Perkins, the scullerymaid, Seabury, Thos, the boot polish✦︎, the butter✦︎, the butter-slide✦︎, the Chuffnell Arms, the Dower House, the drawing-room, the Drones Club, the hall, the minstrels⁂, the swan♞︎