the gnat^♞︎

The gnat that flies into Madeline's eye; Bertie's removing it enrages Spode.

Connections

dealings

• is removed by Bertie Wooster 2
• flies into the eye of Madeline Bassett 1

Scenes they are in

1. Jeeves, buttling in place of the indisposed Seppings, brings Bertie a reviving whisky and soda and consoles him with Shakespeare on good names, before Aunt Dahlia bounds in.Chapters 5–7, the Brinkley drawing-room, as a gnat

Talked about, but not there

1. Uneasy at Bingley's confident tip, Bertie walks home and finds Aunt Dahlia doing the Observer crossword.Chapters 8–10, Brinkley Court, as this gnat