Beatrice Slingsby

Also called Mrs Slingsby, the Slingsby, Beatrice, Sister Beatrice, Slingsby (female)

Mrs Slingsby, Lucius Pim's sister and Alexander Slingsby's wife, a tough egg when roused.

Connections

dealings

• is married to, is jealously guarded by Alexander Slingsby 2
• calls names, is given by Bertie Wooster 2
• is sibling of Lucius Pim 2

Scenes they are in

1. Slingsby accuses Bertie of pursuing his wife with roses, charges at him when Beatrice appears, trips on the golf-ball and crashes into the wall, and Bertie flees to Paris, telling Jeeves to sweeten the Slingsbys.Chapter 6, the sitting-room, as Mrs Slingsby

Talked about, but not there

1. Jeeves admits disliking the portrait's hungry look and reports that Gwladys ran over Lucius Pim outside, who now lies in Bertie's spare bedroom with a broken leg.Chapter 6, the sitting-room
2. Pim, comfortably installed in Bertie's pyjamas, makes Bertie promise to keep from his sister that Gwladys was driving the car.Chapter 6, the spare bedroom
3. Bertie tells Jeeves to back up Pim's story and decides to spend the next day in Brighton so Gwladys won't compare him with the interesting invalid.Chapter 6, the sitting-room, as Mrs Slingsby
4. Back from Brighton, Bertie learns Gwladys stayed four hours and Mrs Slingsby called him a feckless idiot.Chapter 6, Bertie's flat, as Mrs Slingsby
5. Pim reveals he told his sister Bertie ran him over while tight, and advises him to sweeten her with roses before her husband sues.Chapter 6, the spare bedroom, as Beatrice
6. Bertie sends roses to Hill Street, then practises putting while awaiting Mrs Slingsby, but Jeeves announces Mr Slingsby.Chapter 6, the sitting-room, as the Slingsby
7. Jeeves explains he bought off Slingsby's lawsuit with the portrait, that Gwladys is engaged to Pim, and that he has booked Bertie on Aunt Dahlia's postponed cruise.Chapter 6, Bertie's flat, as Mrs Slingsby