A New Year’s reprise for my attempt at Wodehouse. The news story that inspired it is, somewhat alarmingly, true.
Woman Hits Breeder With Chihuahua
A woman, angry that her new puppy had died, pushed her way into a dog breeder’s home and repeatedly hit her on the head with the dead Chihuahua, St Louis police authories report. The 33-year-old woman said she had taken the puppy to a veterinarian, who advised her it was only 4 weeks old and should be returned to its mother. But before she could return the puppy, it died.
“Ah there you are, Jeeves,” I said as the great man shimmered into the room. “Just in time, too. I have need of your grey matter.”
“Indeed, sir?”
A mask of horror shivered fleetingly across his normally impassive features.
“Aha!” I exclaimed. “You have noticed!”
“Indeed, sir.”
I fixed him with an intense Wooster stare, one that would have pierced the hide of many a lesser man. “Do I detect a scintilla of disapproval in your tone, Jeeves?”
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