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Right Ho, Jeeves
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P. G. Wodehouse
90
“Quick
ones?”
“Snifters.”
“Drinks,
do
you
mean?
But
I
don’t
drink.”
“What?”
“I’ve
never
touched
a
drop
in
my
life.”
This
made
me
a
bit
dubious,
I
must
confess.
On
these
occasions
it
is
generally
conceded
that
a
moderate
skinful
is
of
the
essence.
However,
if
the
facts
were
as
he
had
stated,
I
supposed
there
was
nothing
to
be
done
about
it.
“Well,
you’ll
have
to
make
out
as
best
you
can
on
ginger
pop.”
“I
always
drink
orange
juice.”
“Orange
juice,
then.
Tell
me,
Gussie,
to
settle
a
bet,
do
you
really
like
that
muck?”
“Very
much.”
“Then
there
is
no
more
to
be
said.
Now,
let’s
just
have
a
run
through,
to
see
that
you’ve
got
the
lay-out
straight.
Start
off
with
the
glimmering
landscape.”
“Stars
God’s
daisy
chain.”
“Twilight
makes
you
feel
sad.”
“Because
mine
lonely
life.”
“Describe
life.”
“Talk
about
the
day
I
met
her.”
“Add
fairy-princess
gag.
Say
there’s
something
you
want
to
say
to
her.
Heave
a
couple
of
sighs.
Grab
her
hand.
And
give
her
the
works.
Right.”
And
confident
that
he
had
grasped
the
scenario
and
that
everything
might
now
be
expected
to
proceed
through
the
proper
channels,
I
picked
up
the
feet
and
hastened
back
to
the
house.
It
was
not
until
I
had
reached
the
drawing-room
and
was
enabled
to
take
a
square
look
at
the
Bassett
that
I
found
the
debonair
gaiety
with
which
I
had
embarked
on
this
affair
beginning
to
wane
a
trifle.
Beholding
her
at
close
range
like
this,
I
suddenly
became
cognisant
of
what
I
was
in
for.
The
thought
of
strolling
with
this
rummy
specimen
undeniably
gave
me
a
most
unpleasant
sinking
feeling.
I
could
not
but
remember
how
often,
when
in
her
company
at
Cannes,
I
had
gazed
dumbly
at
her,
wishing
that
some
kindly
motorist
in
a
racing
car
would
ease
the
situation
by
coming
along
and
ramming
her
amidships.
As
I
have
already
made
abundantly
clear,
this
girl
was
not
one
of
my
most
congenial
buddies.
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