"I would advise your lordship to assume a nonchalant air and disclaim all knowledge of the matter."
"With a light laugh, you mean?"
"Precisely, m'lord."
Bill tried a light laugh. "How did that sound, Jeeves?"
"Barely adequate, m'lord."
"More like a death rattle?"
"Yes, m'lord."
"I shall need a few rehearsals."
"Several, m'lord. It will be essential to carry conviction."
Bill kicked petulantly at a footstool. "How do you expect me to carry conviction, feeling the way I do?"
"I can readily appreciate that your lordship is disturbed."
"I'm all of a twitter. Have you ever seen a jelly hit by a cyclone?"
"No, m'lord. I have never been present on such an occasion."
"It quivers. So do I."
(from Ring For Jeeves, by Sir Pelham Wodehouse)
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