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- From: arsmith@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Alan Smith)
- Subject: Re: Wodehouse query
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- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 20:33:59 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.183851.27296@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> pwhitman@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Philip N Whitman) writes:
- >The poem about the sunset resembling a slice of underdone roast beef appeared
- >in two novels, neither of which I can recall the title to. One was definitely
- >a Jeeves & Bertie, and I believe the character "Stilton" Cheesewright appeared
- >in it. Here, I think it was someone with a crush on M. Bassett complaining to
- >Bertie about what a Philistine Cheesewright (his rival for the lady's
- >affection) was, illustrating with this poem with an unnamed individual and the
- >poet standing looking at the sunset. The poet compares it to those in the
- >times of Helen, etc., and the guy next to him then asks doesn't that sunset
- >resemble a s. of u.r.b. "Bitter," the author comments to Bertie. "Oh, quite
- >bitter," Bertie agrees. Years later I read another book in which the poem was
- >just alluded to, with no pejorative feeling at all attached to this carnal
- >simile, just to heighten the allusive humor for those who'd read the other
- >book. The second book might not have been a J&B, since it wasn't that long ago
- >that I read it, and I think I exhausted the J&Bs quite a while ago.
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- The first book is called "Right Ho, Jeeves." Stilton Cheesewright is in love
- with (and, I hope, eventually marries) Bertie's aunt Dalhia's daughter, who's
- name I cannot quite recall.
-
- I believe the words you require were spoken by Agustus Fink-Nottle, Newt Lover,
- Basset (Madeline) Lover, and first-class nerd. He loves Madeline, Madeline
- loves him. Madeline is also pretty convinced that Bertie is in love with her,
- creating a situation which eventually gets resolved with the help of a firebell
- and a bicycle. (Read the book)
-
- Hope this helps.
-