the green beards^✦︎

Also a green beard, green beard

The green beards worn in the Pat and Mike act, meant to disguise Catsmeat from the vicar; the clue Dobbs goes on.

Connections

dealings

• Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright wears 1
• Madeline Bassett disapproves of 1

Talked about, but not there

1. A low-spirited Catsmeat reveals that Corky is the vicar's niece who roped Bertie into the concert, explains his thwarted engagement to Gertrude Winkworth, and gets Bertie to guard her from Esmond Haddock, in return agreeing to give Gussie dinner.Chapter 2, as a green beard
2. Gussie returns besotted with Corky and keen on the act, reports that Sam Goldwyn bit Dobbs and was arrested, that Catsmeat will now play Mike, and hands Bertie the Christopher Robin poems he must recite at the concert.Chapter 9, Bertie's room at Deverill Hall, as green beard
3. Esmond calls the Kegley-Bassingtons fatheads and leads Bertie into the drawing room, where Bertie is enjoying sardine sandwiches when Silversmith announces Constable Dobbs.Chapters 25–26, the drawing room at Deverill Hall, as a green beard