Very Good, Jeeves

notoriously a tough egg

This sum, judiciously expended over the period of her absence, would have been enough to keep Peke and self in moderate affluence.

‘Rummy coincidence. I mean, after what you were saying this morning.’

‘Not altogether, sir. Before telephoning to Miss Moon, I took the further liberty of striking Mr Sipperley a sharp blow on the head with one of your golf-clubs, which was fortunately lying in a corner of the room.

which compelled respect

devoting your best thought to the matter

proposing to inflict some hideous revenge

he had got rather well out of a tight place

I signed him up for six weeks at the

odd in that respect

apt to cut up rough