Saturday, October 31, 2026

Would not be tolerated!

     The procession passed through the door, and Rory, having scrutinized it in his slow, thorough way, turned to Jeevs with a shrug of the shoulders.

    "Potty, what?"

    "The lady does appear to diverge somewhat from the generally accepted norm, Sir Roderick."

    "She's as crazy as a bed bug. I'll tell you something, Jeeves. That sort of thing wouldn't be tolerated at Harrige's."

    "No, sir?"

    "Not for a moment. If this Mrs. Dogsbody, or whatever her name is, came into - say Cakes, Biscuits and General Confectionry and started acting that way, the store detectives would have her by the seat of the trousers and be giving her the old heave-ho before the first gibber had proceeded from her lips."

(from Ring for Jeeves, by Sir Pelham Wodehouse)

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