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Bertie Wooster and Esmond's aunts^⁂

• Bertie Wooster dreads Esmond's aunts chapter 3
• Esmond's aunts disapproves of Bertie Wooster chapter 5

They deal with each other in The Mating Season 3, 5.

Scenes they share

1. At dinner as Gussie, Bertie hears the aunts condemn Corky's cross-talk act and the absent Mr Wooster, resolves to drop out of the act, flops with a story about two deaf men, and is left alone with Esmond Haddock over the port.Chapters 5–6, the dining room at Deverill Hall
2. Over his first days at Deverill Hall Bertie becomes certain that Gussie has fallen for Corky, and the aunts grow bitter at the absent guest they take for Wooster.Chapter 10, Deverill Hall
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

Every dealing, in order

• Chapter 3Bertie Wooster dreads meeting Esmond's aunts
• Chapter 5Esmond's aunts disapprove of Bertie Wooster