King's Deverill

Also the village

The Hampshire village of the concert, 'that abode of thugs and ghouls'.

Inside it

• Deverill Hall
• the Goose and Cowslip
• King's Deverill station
• the police station
• the post office
• the road
• the road to the hall
• the Vicarage
• the village hall

Scenes set here

1. Corky brushes Bertie off to take soup to Mrs Wellbeloved, and Gussie flatly refuses to write to Madeline, saying he is teaching her a lesson.Chapter 10, King's Deverill

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 King’s Deverill
2. A frosty Silversmith brings the morning tea and says the late-night arrival was 'Mr Wooster', leaving Bertie baffled until Jeeves himself walks in with a breakfast tray.Chapters 7–8, Deverill Hall, as King’s Deverill
3. Back at King's Deverill station, Bertie clouts the cheeky Thomas, then learns from Corky that Thomas plans to cosh Dobbs and that Catsmeat kept Madeline away by telling her Bertie loves her hopelessly, while Corky puts off dropping Gussie until he has done a mysterious little job for her.Chapter 18, King's Deverill station, as King’s Deverill
4. Bertie congratulates Jeeves on squaring every loose end, then learns that Aunt Agatha has arrived, that Thos has blown the gaff, and resolves to go down and pull an Esmond Haddock on her.Chapter 27, Bertie's room at Deverill Hall, as King’s Deverill