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Right Ho, Jeeves
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P. G. Wodehouse
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“Exactly.
A
very
neat
way
of
putting
it.
And
now
here
is
a
minor
point.
On
second
thoughts,
I
think
the
best
plan
will
be
for
you,
not
me,
to
lace
the
juice.”
“Sir?”
“Jeeves!”
“I
beg
your
pardon,
sir.”
“And
I’ll
tell
you
why
that
will
be
the
best
plan.
Because
you
are
in
a
position
to
obtain
ready
access
to
the
stuff.
It
is
served
to
Gussie
daily,
I
have
noticed,
in
an
individual
jug.
This
jug
will
presumably
be
lying
about
the
kitchen
or
somewhere
before
lunch
tomorrow.
It
will
be
the
simplest
of
tasks
for
you
to
slip
a
few
fingers
of
gin
in
it.”
“No
doubt,
sir,
but----”
“Don’t
say
‘but,’
Jeeves.”
“I
fear,
sir----”
“‘I
fear,
sir’
is
just
as
bad.”
“What
I
am
endeavouring
to
say,
sir,
is
that
I
am
sorry,
but
I
am
afraid
I
must
enter
an
unequivocal
nolle
prosequi.”
“Do
what?”
“The
expression
is
a
legal
one,
sir,
signifying
the
resolve
not
to
proceed
with
a
matter.
In
other
words,
eager
though
I
am
to
carry
out
your
instructions,
sir,
as
a
general
rule,
on
this
occasion
I
must
respectfully
decline
to
co-operate.”
“You
won’t
do
it,
you
mean?”
“Precisely,
sir.”
I
was
stunned.
I
began
to
understand
how
a
general
must
feel
when
he
has
ordered
a
regiment
to
charge
and
has
been
told
that
it
isn’t
in
the
mood.
“Jeeves,”
I
said,
“I
had
not
expected
this
of
you.”
“No,
sir?”
“No,
indeed.
Naturally,
I
realize
that
lacing
Gussie’s
orange
juice
is
not
one
of
those
regular
duties
for
which
you
receive
the
monthly
stipend,
and
if
you
care
to
stand
on
the
strict
letter
of
the
contract,
I
suppose
there
is
nothing
to
be
done
about
it.
But
you
will
permit
me
to
observe
that
this
is
scarcely
the
feudal
spirit.”
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