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Aunt Dahlia and L. P. Runkle

• Aunt Dahlia is out to touch L. P. Runkle chapters 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
• Aunt Dahlia considers a stinker L. P. Runkle chapter 6
• Aunt Dahlia deceives L. P. Runkle chapter 6
• Aunt Dahlia softens up L. P. Runkle chapters 6, 7, 15
• Aunt Dahlia hosts L. P. Runkle chapter 12
• L. P. Runkle refuses Aunt Dahlia chapter 15
• Aunt Dahlia loathes L. P. Runkle chapter 15

They deal with each other in Much Obliged, Jeeves 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.

Scenes they share

1. Crossing the lawn, Bertie finds Aunt Dahlia waiting for Runkle to wake in the hammock, and lectures her on why Ginger puts up with Florence until she tells him to go and drown himself.Chapter 12, the lawn
2. Runkle storms down, accuses Bertie of stealing the porringer and sends Seppings for the police, and Jeeves invents a jury summons so Bertie can slip up to London to think.Chapter 15, Brinkley Court
3. Bingley has found the porringer in Bertie's room and Runkle offers to drop charges in exchange for Anatole, until Jeeves reveals from the club book that Runkle bribed a juror and jumped bail in America, and Aunt Dahlia turns the tables over Tuppy's money.Chapter 16, the Brinkley drawing-room

Every dealing, in order

• Chapter 6Aunt Dahlia aims to touch for money for Tuppy L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 6Aunt Dahlia considers a stinker L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 6Aunt Dahlia deceives about Tom's return L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 6Aunt Dahlia plies with Anatole's cooking to mellow L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 7Aunt Dahlia schemes to soften up with rich food L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 9Aunt Dahlia plans to extract money for Tuppy from L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 11Aunt Dahlia plans to get money out of L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 12Aunt Dahlia hopes to get money for Tuppy out of L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 12L. P. Runkle is a guest of Aunt Dahlia
• Chapter 12Aunt Dahlia waits for to wake L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 13Aunt Dahlia means to extract money from L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 14Aunt Dahlia is trying to get money for Tuppy out of L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 15Aunt Dahlia kept on as a guest to soften up L. P. Runkle (earlier)
• Chapter 15Aunt Dahlia asks for money on Tuppy's behalf from L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 15L. P. Runkle refuses money to Aunt Dahlia
• Chapter 15Aunt Dahlia loathes L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 16Aunt Dahlia wants to extract money from L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 16L. P. Runkle offers to drop charges against Bertie in exchange for Anatole to Aunt Dahlia
• Chapter 16Aunt Dahlia accuses of blackmail L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 16Aunt Dahlia threatens to wreck the knighthood of L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 17Aunt Dahlia comes to a satisfactory arrangement with L. P. Runkle
• Chapter 17L. P. Runkle is entirely cooperative with Aunt Dahlia