Balaam's ass^♞︎

Also called Jonah’s ass

The obstinate biblical ass Bertie likens Angela to.

In each book 5 books

• In Right Ho, Jeeves
  The obstinate biblical ass Bertie likens Angela to.
• In Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
  The Biblical ass Bertie likens Uncle Tom to, boasting of his Scripture Knowledge.
• In Jeeves in the Offing
  The obstinate biblical ass, to which Mrs Cream and then Bertie are compared.
• In Much Obliged, Jeeves
  The biblical ass to whose stubbornness Bertie compares Jeeves.
• In Aunts Aren't Gentlemen
  The scriptural ass, to which Bertie compares the obstinate Orlo.

Connections

dealings

• is a comparison for, is compared to by Bertie Wooster 2
• is owned by Balaam 1
• is compared with Orlo Porter 1

Talked about, but not there

Right Ho, Jeeves 1 scene

1. Bertie finds Angela in the summerhouse and rebukes her for getting engaged to Gussie only to score off Tuppy, but she refuses to back down and tells him to go and boil his head.Chapter 19, the summer-house, as Balaam’s ass

Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit 1 scene

1. 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.Chapter 9, Aunt Dahlia's den, as Balaam’s ass

Jeeves in the Offing 2 scenes

1. Over tea Mrs Cream declares the butler Swordfish (really Sir Roderick Glossop) a crook after Uncle Tom's silver, Bobbie refuses to let Bertie flee Brinkley, and Bertie resolves to wire Aunt Dahlia at Eastbourne.Chapter 5, the lawn, as Balaam’s ass
2. Jeeves has pinched Upjohn's speech while packing, and after Bertie fumbles the telephone call Bobbie seizes the receiver and forces Upjohn to drop his libel suit against Kipper in writing.Chapters 19–20, Aunt Dahlia's den, as Jonah’s ass

Much Obliged, Jeeves 1 scene

1. Brooding on his aunt's poor chances and on Ginger's coming ticking-off, Bertie walks into the summerhouse and finds Ginger locked in an embrace with Magnolia Glendennon.Chapters 12–13, the summer-house, as Balaam’s ass

Aunts Aren't Gentlemen 1 scene

1. Jeeves reports that Vanessa and Orlo quarrelled when he refused to bully her father or steal the cat, and she broke with him; then Vanessa storms in and tells Bertie she will be his wife.Chapters 9–12, Wee Nooke, as Balaam’s ass