Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Also called Vicente y Blasco What’s-his-name

The Spanish novelist whose name Bertie can't recall when calling the cummerbund Spanish.

Talked about, but not there

Booked to take the Hemmingways for a drive, Bertie puts on the cummerbund over Jeeves's protests, and relations turn frosty.Chapter 3, Bertie's suite, as Vicente y Blasco What’s-his-name

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WHAT HO !' I SAID. " WHAT HO!' SAID MOTTYJeeves and the Unbidden Guest, Alfred Leete, The Strand Magazine, March 1917

HE HAD THE ASPECT OF ONE WHO HAD BEEN SOAKED WITH WHAT THE NEWS- PAPER CHAPPIES CALL ' SOME BLUNT INSTRU- MENT. • ..Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg, Alfred Leete, The Strand Magazine, August 1917

Before I knew what was happening, the girl had darted at me, kissed me, and legged it from the room.Aunt Agatha Takes the Count, A. Wallis Mills, The Strand Magazine, April 1922

What the devil are you talking about ? "* "I'm reading you my poem. The one I wrote to Cynthia last night.The Great Sermon Handicap, A. Wallis Mills, The Strand Magazine, June 1922

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Good Lord, Jeeves!" I said. "What on earth's that?" "Mr. Little sent it to me, sir, and desired me to bring it to your notice.

What are you doing here?" " I'm tidying your room. It's my last Saturday's act of kindness.

We are all waiting for you in the large schoolroom." "But I don't know a bit what to talk about." "Why, anything, Mr. Wooster. Be bright—bright and amusing.

Before I knew what I was doing I had begun the climb for life.

I don't know what the record is for popping out and buying aniseed, but I should think I hold it.

He waved the cigarette at me in what I considered a dashed patronizing manner.

What I want," I said, "is petrol." "What you'll get," said the bloke, "is a thick ear.

My friend, Bertie Wooster," said Tuppy to the girl, in what seemed to me rather an apologetic manner. You know—as if he would have preferred to hush me up.