PSMITH IN THE CITY
By P. G. Wodehouse
CONTENTS
1. Mr Bickersdyke Walks behind the Bowler's Arm
2. Mike Hears Bad News
3. The New Era Begins
4. First Steps in a Business Career
5. The Other Man
6. Psmith Explains
7. Going into Winter Quarters
8. The Friendly Native
9. The Haunting of Mr Bickersdyke
10. Mr Bickersdyke Addresses His Constituents
11. Misunderstood
12. In a Nutshell
13. Mike is Moved On
14. Mr Waller Appears in a New Light
15. Stirring Times on the Common
16. Further Developments
17. Sunday Supper
18. Psmith Makes a Discovery
19. The Illness of Edward
20. Concerning a Cheque
21. Psmith Makes Inquiries
22. And Take Steps
23. Mr Bickersdyke Makes a Concession
24. The Spirit of Unrest
25. At the Telephone
26. Breaking The News
27. At Lord's
28. Psmith Arranges his Future
29. And Mike's
30. The Last Sad Farewells
THE MAN UPSTAIRS AND OTHER STORIES
By P. G. Wodehouse
CONTENTS
THE MAN UPSTAIRS
SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT
DEEP WATERS
WHEN DOCTORS DISAGREE
BY ADVICE OF COUNSEL
ROUGH-HEW THEM HOW WE WILL
THE MAN WHO DISLIKED CATS
RUTH IN EXILE
ARCHIBALD'S BENEFIT
THE MAN, THE MAID, AND THE MIASMA
THE GOOD ANGEL
POTS O'MONEY
OUT OF SCHOOL
THREE FROM DUNSTERVILLE
THE TUPPENNY MILLIONAIRE
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
SIR AGRAVAINE
THE GOAL-KEEPER AND THE PLUTOCRAT
IN ALCALA
THE HEAD OF KAY'S
By P. G. Wodehouse
1905
CONTENTS
I MAINLY ABOUT FENN
II AN EVENING AT KAY'S
III THE FINAL HOUSE-MATCH
IV HARMONY AND DISCORD
V CAMP
VI THE RAID ON THE GUARD-TENT
VII A CLUE
VIII A NIGHT ADVENTURE
THE DETHRONEMENT OF FENN
IX THE SENSATIONS OF AN EXILE
X FURTHER EXPERIENCES OF AN EXILE
XI THE SENIOR DAYROOM OPENS FIRE
XII KENNEDY INTERVIEWS WALTON
XIII THE FIGHT IN THE DORMITORY
XIV FENN RECEIVES A LETTER
XV DOWN TOWN
XVI WHAT HAPPENED TO FENN
XVII FENN HUNTS FOR HIMSELF
XVIII A VAIN QUEST
XIX THE GUILE OF WREN
XX JIMMY THE PEACEMAKER
XXI IN WHICH AN EPISODE IS CLOSED
XXII KAY'S CHANGES ITS NAME
XXIII THE HOUSE-MATCHES
XXIV THE SPORTS
THE COMING OF BILL
By P. G. Wodehouse
1920
CONTENTS
BOOK ONE
Chapter I A Pawn of Fate
Chapter II Ruth States Her Intentions
Chapter III The Mates Meet
Chapter IV Troubled Waters
Chapter V Wherein Opposites Agree
Chapter VI Breaking the News
Chapter VII Sufficient Unto Themselves
Chapter VIII Suspense
Chapter IX The White Hope is Turned Down
Chapter X An Interlude of Peace
Chapter XI Stung to Action
Chapter XII A ClimaX
BOOK TWO
Chapter I Empty-handed
Chapter II An Unknown Path
Chapter III The Misadventure of Steve
Chapter IV The Widening Gap
Chapter V The Real Thing
Chapter VI The Outcasts
Chapter VII Cutting the Tangled Knot
Chapter VIII Steve to the Rescue
Chapter IX At One in the Morning
Chapter X Accepting the Gifts of the Gods
Chapter XI Mr. Penway on the Grill
Chapter XII Dolls with Souls
Chapter XIII Pastures New
Chapter XIV The Sixty-First Street Cyclone
Chapter XV Mrs. Porter's Waterloo
Chapter XVI The White-Hope Link
THE WHITE FEATHER
By P. G. Wodehouse
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I EXPERT OPINIONS
II SHEEN AT HOME
III SHEEN RECEIVES VISITORS AND ADVICE
IV THE BETTER PART OF VALOUR
V THE WHITE FEATHER
VI ALBERT REDIVIVUS
VII MR JOE BEVAN
VIII A NAVAL BATTLE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
IX SHEEN BEGINS HIS EDUCATION
X SHEEN'S PROGRESS
XI A SMALL INCIDENT
XII DUNSTABLE AND LINTON GO UP THE RIVER
XIII DEUS EX MACHINA
XIV A SKIRMISH
XV THE ROUT AT RIPTON
XVI DRUMMOND GOES INTO RETIREMENT
XVII SEYMOUR'S ONE SUCCESS
XVIII MR BEVAN MAKES A SUGGESTION
XIX PAVING THE WAY
XX SHEEN GOES TO ALDERSHOT
XXI A GOOD START
XXII A GOOD FINISH
XXIII A SURPRISE FOR SEYMOUR'S
XXIV BRUCE EXPLAINS
THE PRINCE AND BETTY
By P. G. Wodehouse
[American edition] 1912
CONTENTS
THE PRINCE AND BETTY
CHAPTER I THE CABLE PROM MERVO
CHAPTER II MERVO AND ITS OWNER
CHAPTER III JOHN
CHAPTER IV VIVE LE ROI!
CHAPTER V MR. SCOBELL HAS ANOTHER IDEA
CHAPTER VI YOUNG ADAM CUPID
CHAPTER VII MR. SCOBELL IS FRANK
CHAPTER VIII AN ULTIMATUM FROM THE THRONE
CHAPTER IX MERVO CHANGES ITS CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER X MRS. OAKLEY
CHAPTER XI A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER XII "PEACEFUL MOMENTS"
CHAPTER XIII BETTY MAKES A FRIEND
CHAPTER XIV A CHANGE OF POLICY
CHAPTER XV THE HONEYED WORD
CHAPTER XVI TWO VISITORS TO THE OFFICE
CHAPTER XVII THE MAN AT THE ASTOR
CHAPTER XVIII THE HIGHFIELD
CHAPTER XIX THE FIRST BATTLE
CHAPTER XX BETTY AT LARGE
CHAPTER XXI CHANGES IN THE STAFF
CHAPTER XXII A GATHERING OF CAT SPECIALISTS
CHAPTER XXIII THE RETIREMENT OF SMITH
CHAPTER XXIV THE CAMPAIGN QUICKENS
CHAPTER XXV CORNERED
CHAPTER XXVI JOURNEY'S END
CHAPTER XXVII A LEMON
CHAPTER XXVIII THE FINAL ATTEMPT
CHAPTER XXIX A REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING
CHAPTER XXX CONCLUSION
TALES OF ST AUSTIN'S
By P. G. Wodehouse
1903 �
CONTENTS
PREFACE
DEDICATION
1 � HOW PILLINGSHOT SCORED
2 � THE ODD TRICK
3 � L'AFFAIRE UNCLE JOHN
PART OF LETTER FROM RICHARD VENABLES
4 � HARRISON'S SLIGHT ERROR
5 � BRADSHAW'S LITTLE STORY
6 � A SHOCKING AFFAIR
7 � THE BABE AND THE DRAGON
8 � THE MANOEUVRES OF CHARTERIS
9 � HOW PAYNE BUCKED UP
10 � AUTHOR!
11 � 'THE TABBY TERROR'
12 � THE PRIZE POEM
13 � WORK
14 � NOTES
15 � NOW, TALKING ABOUT CRICKET
16 � THE TOM BROWN QUESTION
THE POTHUNTERS
By P. G. Wodehouse
1902 �
CONTENTS
1 � PATIENT PERSEVERANCE PRODUCES PUGILISTIC PRODIGIES
2 � THIEVES BREAK IN AND STEAL
3 � AN UNIMPORTANT BY-PRODUCT
4 � CERTAIN REVELATIONS
5 � CONCERNING THE MUTUAL FRIEND
6 � A LITERARY BANQUET
7 � BARRETT EXPLORES
8 � BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE
9 � ENTER THE SLEUTH-HOUND
10 � MR THOMPSON INVESTIGATES
11 � THE SPORTS
12 � AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW
13 � SIR ALFRED SCORES
14 � THE LONG RUN
15 � MR ROBERTS EXPLAINS
16 � THE DISAPPEARANCE OF J. THOMSON
17 � 'WE'LL PROCEED TO SEARCH FOR THOMSON IF HE BE ABOVE THE GROUND'
18 � IN WHICH THE AFFAIRS OF VARIOUS PERSONS ARE WOUND UP
A PREFECT'S UNCLE
By P. G. Wodehouse
1903
CONTENTS
1 � TERM BEGINS
2 � INTRODUCES AN UNUSUAL UNCLE
3 � THE UNCLE MAKES HIMSELF AT HOME
4 � PRINGLE MAKES A SPORTING OFFER
5 � FARNIE GETS INTO TROUBLE�
6 � �AND STAYS THERE
7 � THE BISHOP GOES FOR A RIDE
8 � THE M.C.C. MATCH
9 � THE BISHOP FINISHES HIS RIDE
10 � IN WHICH A CASE IS FULLY DISCUSSED
11 � POETRY AND STUMP-CRICKET
12 � 'WE, THE UNDERSIGNED�'
13 � LEICESTER'S HOUSE TEAM GOES INTO A SECOND EDITION
14 � NORRIS TAKES A SHORT HOLIDAY
15 � VERSUS CHARCHESTER (AT CHARCHESTER)
16 � A DISPUTED AUTHORSHIP
17 � THE WINTER TERM
18 � THE BISHOP SCORES
THE CLICKING OF CUTHBERT
By P. G. Wodehouse
1922
CONTENTS
FORE!
1 � The Clicking of Cuthbert
2 � A Woman is only a Woman
3 � A Mixed Threesome
4 � Sundered Hearts
5 � The Salvation of George Mackintosh
6 � Ordeal By Golf
7 � The Long Hole
8 � The Heel of Achilles
9 � The Rough Stuff
10 � The Coming of Gowf
PROLOGUE
EPILOGUE
THE SWOOP!
Or How Clarence Saved England
A Tale of the Great Invasion
By P. G. Wodehouse
1909 �
CONTENTS
PREFACE
Part One
Chapter 1 AN ENGLISH BOY'S HOME
Chapter 2 THE INVADERS
Chapter 3 ENGLAND'S PERIL
Chapter 4 WHAT ENGLAND THOUGHT OF IT
Chapter 5 THE GERMANS REACH LONDON
Chapter 6 THE BOMBARDMENT OF LONDON
Chapter 7 A CONFERENCE OF THE POWERS
Part Two
Chapter 1 IN THE BOY SCOUTS' CAMP
Chapter 2 AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT
Chapter 3 A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE SITUATION
Chapter 4 CLARENCE HEARS IMPORTANT NEWS
Chapter 5 SEEDS OF DISCORD
Chapter 6 THE BOMB-SHELL
Chapter 7 THE BIRD
Chapter 8 THE MEETING AT THE SCOTCH STORES
Chapter 9 THE GREAT BATTLE
Chapter 10 THE TRIUMPH OF ENGLAND
Chapter 11 CLARENCE, THE LAST PHASE
NOT GEORGE WASHINGTON
An Autobiographical Novel
By P. G. Wodehouse and Herbert Westbrook
1907
CONTENTS
PART ONE Miss Margaret Goodwin's Narrative
CHAPTER 1 JAMES ARRIVES
CHAPTER 2 JAMES SETS OUT
CHAPTER 3 A HARMLESS DECEPTION
PART TWO James Orlebar Cloyster's Narrative
CHAPTER 1 THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA
CHAPTER 2 I EVACUATE BOHEMIA
CHAPTER 3 THE ORB
CHAPTER 4 JULIAN EVERSLEIGH
CHAPTER 5 THE COLUMN
CHAPTER 6 NEW YEAR'S EVE
CHAPTER 7 I MEET MR. THOMAS BLAKE
CHAPTER 8 I MEET THE REV. JOHN HATTON
CHAPTER 9 JULIAN LEARNS MY SECRET
CHAPTER 10 TOM BLAKE AGAIN
CHAPTER 11 JULIAN'S IDEA
CHAPTER 12 THE FIRST GHOST
CHAPTER 13 THE SECOND GHOST
CHAPTER 14 THE THIRD GHOST
CHAPTER 15 EVA EVERSLEIGH
CHAPTER 16 I TELL JULIAN
Sidney Price's Narrative
CHAPTER 17 A GHOSTLY GATHERING
CHAPTER 18 ONE IN THE EYE
CHAPTER 19 IN THE SOUP
CHAPTER 20 NORAH WINS HOME
Julian Eversleigh's Narrative
CHAPTER 21 THE TRANSPOSITION OF SENTIMENT
CHAPTER 22 A CHAT WITH JAMES
CHAPTER 23 IN A HANSOM
Narrative Resumed
CHAPTER 24 A RIFT IN THE CLOUDS
CHAPTER 25 BRIGGS TO THE RESCUE
CHAPTER 26 MY TRIUMPH
MIKE
A PUBLIC SCHOOL STORY
By P. G. Wodehouse
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. MIKE
II. THE JOURNEY DOWN
III. MIKE FINDS A FRIENDLY NATIVE
IV. AT THE NETS
V. REVELRY BY NIGHT
VI. IN WHICH A TIGHT CORNER IS EVADED
VII. IN WHICH MIKE IS DISCUSSED
VIII. A ROW WITH THE TOWN
IX. BEFORE THE STORM
X. THE GREAT PICNIC
XI. THE CONCLUSION OF THE PICNIC
XII. MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE
XIII. THE M.C.C. MATCH
XIV. A SLIGHT IMBROGLIO
XV. MIKE CREATES A VACANCY
XVI. AN EXPERT EXAMINATION
XVII. ANOTHER VACANCY
XVIII. BOB HAS NEWS TO IMPART
XIX. MIKE GOES TO SLEEP AGAIN
XX. THE TEAM IS FILLED UP
XXI. MARJORY THE FRANK
XXII. WYATT IS REMINDED OF AN ENGAGEMENT
XXIII. A SURPRISE FOR MR. APPLEBY
XXIV. CAUGHT
XXV. MARCHING ORDERS
XXVI. THE AFTERMATH
XXVII. THE RIPTON MATCH
XXVIII. MIKE WINS HOME
XXIX. WYATT AGAIN
XXX. MR. JACKSON MAKES UP HIS MIND
XXXI. SEDLEIGH
XXXII. PSMITH
XXXIII. STAKING OUT A CLAIM
XXXIV. GUERILLA WARFARE
XXXV. UNPLEASANTNESS IN THE SMALL HOURS
XXXVI. ADAIR
XXXVII. MIKE FINDS OCCUPATION
XXXVIII. THE FIRE BRIGADE MEETING
XXXIX. ACHILLES LEAVES HIS TENT
XL. THE MATCH WITH DOWNING�S
XLI. THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR OF JELLICOE
XLII. JELLICOE GOES ON THE SICK-LIST
XLIII. MIKE RECEIVES A COMMISSION
XLIV. AND FULFILS IT
XLV. PURSUIT
XLVI. THE DECORATION OF SAMMY
XLVII. MR. DOWNING ON THE SCENT
XLVIII. THE SLEUTH-HOUND
XLIX. A CHECK
L. THE DESTROYER OF EVIDENCE
LI. MAINLY ABOUT BOOTS
LII. ON THE TRAIL AGAIN
LIII. THE KETTLE METHOD
LIV. ADAIR HAS A WORD WITH MIKE
LV. CLEARING THE AIR
LVI. IN WHICH PEACE IS DECLARED
LVII. MR. DOWNING MOVES
LVIII. THE ARTIST CLAIMS HIS WORK
LIX. SEDLEIGH v. WRYKYN
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
BY T. M. R. WHITWELL
* �ARE YOU THE M. JACKSON, THEN, WHO HAD AN AVERAGE OF FIFTY-ONE POINT NOUGHT THREE LAST YEAR?�
* THE DARK WATERS WERE LASHED INTO A MAELSTROM
* �DON�T LAUGH, YOU GRINNING APE�
* �DO��YOU��SEE, YOU FRIGHTFUL KID?�
* �WHAT�S ALL THIS ABOUT JIMMY WYATT?�
* MIKE AND THE BALL ARRIVED ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY
* �WHAT THE DICKENS ARE YOU DOING HERE?�
* PSMITH SEIZED AND EMPTIED JELLICOE�S JUG OVER SPILLER
* �WHY DID YOU SAY YOU DIDN�T PLAY CRICKET?� HE ASKED
* �WHO��� HE SHOUTED, �WHO HAS DONE THIS?�
* �DID��YOU��PUT��THAT��BOOT��THERE, SMITH?�
* MIKE DROPPED THE SOOT-COVERED OBJECT IN THE FENDER
THE ADVENTURES OF SALLY
By P. G. Wodehouse
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. SALLY GIVES A PARTY
CHAPTER II. ENTER GINGER
CHAPTER III. THE DIGNIFIED MR. CARMYLE
CHAPTER IV. GINGER IN DANGEROUS MOOD
CHAPTER V. SALLY HEARS NEWS
CHAPTER VI. FIRST AID FOR FILLMORE
CHAPTER VII. SOME MEDITATIONS ON SUCCESS
CHAPTER VIII. REAPPEARANCE OF MR. CARMYLE�AND GINGER
CHAPTER IX. GINGER BECOMES A RIGHT-HAND MAN
CHAPTER X. SALLY IN THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER XI. SALLY RUNS AWAY
CHAPTER XII. SOME LETTERS FOR GINGER
CHAPTER XIII. STRANGE BEHAVIOUR OF A SPARRING-PARTNER
CHAPTER XIV. MR. ABRAHAMS RE-ENGAGES AN OLD EMPLOYEE
CHAPTER XV. UNCLE DONALD SPEAKS HIS MIND
CHAPTER XVI. AT THE FLOWER GARDEN
CHAPTER XVII. SALLY LAYS A GHOST
CHAPTER XVIII. JOURNEY'S END
THE MAN WITH TWO LEFT FEET
And Other Stories
By P. G. WODEHOUSE
1917
CONTENTS
BILL THE BLOODHOUND
EXTRICATING YOUNG GUSSIE
WILTON'S HOLIDAY
THE MIXER
CROWNED HEADS
AT GEISENHEIMER'S
THE MAKING OF MAC'S
ONE TOUCH OF NATURE
BLACK FOR LUCK
THE ROMANCE OF AN UGLY POLICEMAN
A SEA OF TROUBLES
THE MAN WITH TWO LEFT FEET
MY MAN JEEVES
By P. G. Wodehouse
1919
CONTENTS
LEAVE IT TO JEEVES
JEEVES AND THE UNBIDDEN GUEST
JEEVES AND THE HARD-BOILED EGG
ABSENT TREATMENT
HELPING FREDDIE
RALLYING ROUND OLD GEORGE
DOING CLARENCE A BIT OF GOOD
THE AUNT AND THE SLUGGARD
THE POLITENESS OF PRINCES
And Other School Stories
By P. G. Wodehouse
CONTENTS
THE POLITENESS OF PRINCES 1905
SHIELDS' AND THE CRICKET CUP 1905
AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR 1905
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
THE GUARDIAN 1908
A CORNER IN LINES 1905
THE AUTOGRAPH HUNTERS 1905
PILLINGSHOT, DETECTIVE 1910
A WODEHOUSE MISCELLANY
Articles & Stories
By P. G. Wodehouse
CONTENTS
ARTICLES
SOME ASPECTS OF GAME-CAPTAINCY
AN UNFINISHED COLLECTION
THE NEW ADVERTISING
THE SECRET PLEASURES OF REGINALD
MY BATTLE WITH DRINK
IN DEFENSE OF ASTIGMATISM
PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ME
A PLEA FOR INDOOR GOLF
THE ALARMING SPREAD OF POETRY
MY LIFE AS A DRAMATIC CRITIC
THE AGONIES OF WRITING A MUSICAL COMEDY
ON THE WRITING OF LYRICS
THE PAST THEATRICAL SEASON
POEMS
DAMON AND PYTHIAS
THE HAUNTED TRAM
STORIES
WHEN PAPA SWORE IN HINDUSTANI 1901
TOM, DICK, AND HARRY 1905
JEEVES TAKES CHARGE 1916
DISENTANGLING OLD DUGGIE 1912
A MAN OF MEANS
A SERIES OF SIX STORIES
CONTENTS
THE EPISODE OF THE LANDLADY'S DAUGHTER
THE EPISODE OF THE FINANCIAL NAPOLEON
THE EPISODE OF THE THEATRICAL VENTURE
THE EPISODE OF THE LIVE WEEKLY
THE DIVERTING EPISODE OF THE EXILED MONARCH
THE EPISODE OF THE HIRED PAST
MIKE AND PSMITH
By P.G. Wodehouse
1909
CONTENTS
PREFACE
1 MR. JACKSON MAKES UP HIS MIND
2 SEDLEIGH
3 PSMITH
4 STAKING OUT A CLAIM
5 GUERRILLA WARFARE
6 UNPLEASANTNESS IN THE SMALL HOURS
7 ADAIR
8 MIKE FINDS OCCUPATION
9 THE FIRE BRIGADE MEETING
10 ACHILLES LEAVES HIS TENT
11 THE MATCH WITH DOWNING'S
12 THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOR OF JELLICOE
13 JELLICOE GOES ON THE SICK LIST
14 MIKE RECEIVES A COMMISSION
15 ... AND FULFILLS IT
16 PURSUIT
17 THE DECORATION OF SAMMY
18 MR. DOWNING ON THE SCENT
19 THE SLEUTH-HOUND
20 A CHECK
21 THE DESTROYER OF EVIDENCE
22 MAINLY ABOUT SHOES
23 ON THE TRAIL AGAIN
24 THE ADAIR METHOD
25 ADAIR HAS A WORD WITH MIKE
26 CLEARING THE AIR
27 IN WHICH PEACE IS DECLARED
28 MR. DOWNING MOVES
29 THE ARTIST CLAIMS HIS WORK
30 SEDLEIGH V. WRYKYN
LOVE AMONG THE CHICKENS
A STORY OF THE HAPS AND MISHAPS ON AN ENGLISH CHICKEN FARM
By P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrated By Armand Both
1909
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. �A Letter with a Postscript 1
II. �Ukridge's Scheme 17
III. �Waterloo, Some Fellow-travelers, and a Girl with Brown Hair 33
IV. �The Arrival 48
V. �Buckling to 65
VI. �Mr. Garnet's Narrative. Has to do with a Reunion 80
VII. �The Entente Cordiale is Sealed 93
VIII. �A Little Dinner at Ukridge's 110
IX. �Dies Ir� 127
X. �I Enlist the Services of a Minion 137
XI. �The Brave Preserver 155
XII. �Some Emotions and Yellow Lubin 169
XIII. �Tea and Tennis 185
XIV. �A Council of War 200
XV. �The Arrival of Nemesis 215
XVI. �A Chance Meeting 231
XVII. �Of a Sentimental Nature 245
XVIII. �Ukridge Gives Me Advice 256
XIX. �I Ask Papa 273
XX. �Scientific Golf 284
XXI. �The Calm Before the Storm 301
XXII. �The Storm Breaks 313
XXIII. �After the Storm 330
EPILOGUE 341
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Page
"Never mind the ink, old horse. It'll soak in" Frontispiece
They had a momentary vision of an excited dog, framed in the doorway 56
"I've only bin and drove 'im further up," said Mrs. Beale 120
Things were not going very well on our model chicken farm 140
"Mr. Garnet," he said, "we parted recently in anger. I hope that bygones will be bygones" 160
"I did think Mr. Garnet would have fainted when the best man said, 'I can't find it, old horse'" 340
JILL THE RECKLESS
By P. G. Wodehouse
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. The Family Curse 9
II. The First Night at the Leicester 34
III. Jill and the Unknown Escape 45
IV. The Last of the Rookes Takes a Hand 51
V. Lady Underhill Receives a Shock 68
VI. Uncle Chris Bangs the Table 82
VII. Jill Catches the 10.10 106
VIII. The Dry-Salters Wing Derek 119
IX. Jill in Search of an Uncle 131
X. Jill Ignores Authority 142
XI. Mr. Pilkington's Love Light 151
XII. Uncle Chris Borrows a Flat 168
XIII. The Ambassador Arrives 180
XIV. Mr. Goble Makes the Big Noise 193
XV. Jill Explains 218
XVI. Mr. Goble Plays with Fate 230
XVII. The Cost of a Row 252
XVIII. Jill Receives Notice 260
XIX. Mrs. Peagrim Burns Incense 278
XX. Derek Loses One Bird and Secures Another 287
XXI. Wally Mason Learns a New Exercise 308
THE GIRL ON THE BOAT
By P. G. Wodehouse
CONTENTS
WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT
ONE MOMENT!
I. A DISTURBING MORNING
II. GALLANT RESCUE BY WELL-DRESSED YOUNG MAN
III. SAM PAVES THE WAY
IV. SAM CLICKS
V. PERSECUTION OF EUSTACE
VI. SCENE AT A SHIP'S CONCERT
VII. SUNDERED HEARTS
VIII. SIR MALLABY OFFERS A SUGGESTION
IX. ROUGH WORK AT A DINNER TABLE
X. TROUBLE AT WINDLES
XI. MR. BENNETT HAS A BAD NIGHT
XII. THE LURID PAST OF JOHN PETERS
XIII. SHOCKS ALL ROUND
XIV. STRONG REMARKS BY A FATHER
XV. DRAMA AT A COUNTRY HOUSE
XVI. WEBSTER, FRIEND IN NEED
XVII. A CROWDED NIGHT