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Автор Пэлем Грэнвил Вудхаус
П. Г. Вудхаус / Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
Дживс, вы – гений! / Thank You, Jeeves!
© The Trustees of the P. G. Wodehouse Estate
© Матвеев С. А. , адаптация текста, словарь, 2019
© ООО «Издательство АСТ», 2019
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Jeeves Gives Notice
“Jeeves,” I said, “do you know what?”
“No, sir. ”
“Do you know whom I saw last night?”
“No, sir. ”
“Indeed, sir?”
“They must be over here. ”
“It would seem so, sir. ”
“Awkward, eh?”
“I can conceive that after what occurred in New York it might be distressing for you to encounter Miss Stoker, sir. ”
“Jeeves, do you mean that I ought to keep out of her way?”
“Yes, sir. ”
“Avoid her?”
“Yes, sir. ”
“Indeed, sir?”
“Possibly her ladyship is an acquaintance either of Mr Stoker, Miss Stoker, or Sir Roderick, sir. ”
“Yes, that may be so. But it surprised me. ”
“Did you enter into conversation with them, sir?”
“Who, me? No, Jeeves.
I ran out of the room. If there is one man in the world I hope never to exchange speech with again, it is that Glossop. ”“What!”
“Yes, sir. ”
“He called to see me?”
“Yes, sir. ”
“After what has passed between us?”
“Yes, sir. I informed him that you had not yet risen, and he said that he would return later. ”
“We have no dog, sir. ”
And when I give you the whole story, I think you will agree with me that my heat was justified.
In New York, I have always found, everything is very fast. This, I believe, is due to something in the air. Two weeks later I proposed to Pauline. She accepted me. But something went wrong.
Sir Roderick Glossop, a nerve specialist, nothing more nor less than a high-priced doctor, he has been standing on my way for years. And it so happened that he was in New York when the announcement of my engagement appeared in the papers.
