Дживс, вы – гений! / Thank you, Jeeves!

”

“Indeed, sir?”

“Yes. It was at the Savoy Grill[5 - Savoy Grill – «Савой Гриль» (название ресторана)]. And the fourth member of the party was Lord Chuffnell’s aunt, Myrtle[6 - Lord Chuffnell’s aunt, Myrtle – тётя лорда Чаффнела, Миртл]. What was she doing in that gang?”

“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.”

“I forgot to mention, sir, that Sir Roderick called to see you this morning[7 - called to see you this morning – приходил сегодня утром к вам с визитом].”

“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.”

“He did, did he?” I laughed. “Well, when he does, set the dog on him[8 - set the dog on him – спустите на него собаку].”

“We have no dog, sir.”

“Then step down to the flat below and borrow Mrs Tinkler-Moulke’s Pomeranian[9 - Mrs Tinkler-Moulke’s Pomeranian – шпиц миссис Тинклер-Мульке].

I never heard of such a thing. Good Lord! Good heavens!”

And when I give you the whole story, I think you will agree with me that my heat was justified.

* * *

About three months before, noting a certain liveliness in my Aunt Agatha, I had decided to go to New York to give her time to blow over[10 - to blow over – успокоиться]. And in a week, at the Sherry-Netherland[11 - Sherry-Netherland – «Шерри-Незерленд» (название отеля на Манхеттене)], I made the acquaintance of Pauline Stoker.

Her beauty maddened me like wine.

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.