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Right Ho, Jeeves
·
P. G. Wodehouse
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“Is
that
based
on
psychology?”
“Yes,
sir.
Possibly
you
may
recollect
that
it
was
an
axiom
of
the
late
Sir
Arthur
Conan
Doyle’s
fictional
detective,
Sherlock
Holmes,
that
the
instinct
of
everyone,
upon
an
alarm
of
fire,
is
to
save
the
object
dearest
to
them.”
“It
seems
to
me
that
there
is
a
grave
danger
of
seeing
Tuppy
come
out
carrying
a
steak-and-kidney
pie,
but
resume,
Jeeves,
resume.
You
think
that
this
would
clean
everything
up?”
“The
relations
of
the
two
young
couples
could
scarcely
continue
distant
after
such
an
occurrence,
sir.”
“Perhaps
you’re
right.
But,
dash
it,
if
we
go
ringing
fire
bells
in
the
night
watches,
shan’t
we
scare
half
the
domestic
staff
into
fits?
There
is
one
of
the
housemaids--Jane,
I
believe--who
already
skips
like
the
high
hills
if
I
so
much
as
come
on
her
unexpectedly
round
a
corner.”
“A
neurotic
girl,
sir,
I
agree.
I
have
noticed
her.
But
by
acting
promptly
we
should
avoid
such
a
contingency.
The
entire
staff,
with
the
exception
of
Monsieur
Anatole,
will
be
at
the
ball
at
Kingham
Manor
tonight.”
“Of
course.
That
just
shows
the
condition
this
thing
has
reduced
me
to.
Forget
my
own
name
next.
Well,
then,
let’s
just
try
to
envisage.
Bong
goes
the
bell.
Gussie
rushes
and
grabs
the
Bassett....
Wait.
Why
shouldn’t
she
simply
walk
downstairs?”
“You
are
overlooking
the
effect
of
sudden
alarm
on
the
feminine
temperament,
sir.”
“That’s
true.”
“Miss
Bassett’s
impulse,
I
would
imagine,
sir,
would
be
to
leap
from
her
window.”
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