"You mean why did I sack him? I'll tell you why I sacked him. He's a snake in the grass. He and the Briggs woman were plotting to steal my pig."
"What!"
"Are you deaf? I said they were plotting to steal the Empress."
"But, Clarence!"
"And if you say, 'But, Clarence!' once more, just once more," said Lord Emsworth sternly, "I'll know what to do about it. I suppose what you're trying to tell me is that you don't believe me."
"How can I believe you? Miss Briggs came with the highest testimonials. She is a graduate of the London School of Economics."
"Well, apparently the course she took there was the one on how to steal pigs."
(from Service With a Smile, by Sir Pelham Wodehouse)
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