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2:20

series of Pg Woodhouse short stories will

2:23

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2:25

My Men Jeeves, That

2:27

contains three Jeeves stories and several others

2:29

that are in a similar vein. But.

2:31

with different characters. A

2:34

young Woodhouse was still feeling out his characters

2:36

at this point. Working. Out the

2:38

kinks and polishing his style. I

2:40

hope you like them. And

2:42

now. Absent treatment

2:44

by Pg. Woodhouse. I.

3:04

Want to tell you all about the Road Bobby

3:06

cause you. It's most interesting

3:08

story. I can put it in

3:10

a literary style and all that what I

3:13

don't have to have now because it goes

3:15

on. It's moral lesson. If you're

3:17

a man, you mustn't miss it because it'll

3:19

be a warning to you. And if you're

3:21

a woman, you won't want to. Because.

3:23

It's all about how a girl made a man

3:26

feel pretty well set up with things. If

3:29

you're a recent acquaintances, Bobby's. You'll.

3:31

Probably be surprised to hear that there

3:33

was a time. When. He was

3:36

more remarkable for the weakness of

3:38

his memory than anything else. Dozens

3:41

of cellos of only Met Bobby since

3:43

the chains took place have been surprised

3:45

when I told them that. This.

3:47

Is true. Believe. Me:

3:51

In the days when I first knew

3:53

him, bobby Cod, you was about the

3:55

most pronounced young rasa inside the four

3:57

mile radius. People. Have called

4:00

me silly ass. But. I was

4:02

never in the same class with Bobby. Came

4:05

to being a silly as he was a tough for

4:07

man. Lol. By handicap was about

4:09

six. Plus. If I wanted

4:11

him to dine with me, I. Used to post

4:13

him a letter to the beginning of the week. And

4:16

then the day before Cinema Telegram.

4:18

And a phone call on the day itself And.

4:21

A half an hour before the time, we'd

4:23

fixed the messenger in the taxi. Whose.

4:25

Business it was to see that he got

4:28

him and of the chauffeur had the address

4:30

all grouped. By. Doing this,

4:32

I generally managed to get him. Unless.

4:35

He had left town before my messenger

4:37

arrived. The. Funny thing

4:39

was. That. He wasn't altogether a

4:41

fool in other ways. Deep

4:43

down in the him there was a kind of. Stress.

4:46

Most sense I'd known him once

4:48

or twice. Disown almost

4:50

human intelligence. But

4:52

reach that stress of minds you you

4:55

needed dynamite. At. Least that's what

4:57

I thought. But. There was another

4:59

way, which hadn't occurred to me. Marriage.

5:02

I mean. Marriage The dynamite

5:04

of the So that was what

5:06

hit Bobby. He. Married.

5:09

Have you seen a bold pop chasing a

5:11

be? The. Pub sees the be

5:13

it looks good to him. But

5:15

he still doesn't know what's at the end of

5:18

it till he gets there. Was.

5:20

Like that with Bobby. He. Fell

5:22

in love, got married with a sort of. Whoop!

5:25

As if it were the greatest fun in the world. And

5:28

then began to find out things.

5:31

She wasn't the sort of girl you would have

5:33

expected Bobby to rave about. And. Yet

5:36

I don't know. What

5:38

I mean is she worked for her living.

5:40

As to a fellow who has never done the

5:42

hands turn in his life, Is undoubtedly a

5:45

sort of. Fascination. The kind of.

5:47

Romance about a girl who worked for

5:50

her living. The

5:52

name was Anthony. Mary Anthony.

5:54

She's. About five feet seeks to out of

5:56

touch and a half of read gold hair,

5:59

gray eyes, I'm one of those

6:01

determines chins. She. Was a

6:03

hospital nurse. When. Bobby smashed

6:05

himself up at Polo. She was

6:07

told off by the authorities to smooth his

6:09

brow and rally round. With. Cooling on

6:12

grins and all that. The. Old boy

6:14

Haven't been up and about again for more

6:16

than a week before they popped off to

6:18

the registrars and sixty. By. The

6:20

romance. Bobby. Broke

6:22

the news to me at the club one evening. The

6:25

next day he introduced me to her. I

6:27

admired her. I've never

6:29

worked muscles. My. Name's Pepper by

6:32

the way. I. Almost forgot to

6:34

mention his Reggie Pepper. My.

6:36

Uncle Edward was. Pepper.

6:38

Well as and company the call uri

6:40

people. He left me a

6:43

sizeable chunk of bullion. I

6:45

say I've never worked myself. But. I

6:47

admire anyone who earns a living

6:49

under difficulties, especially a girl. And

6:52

this girl that had a rather unusual, a tough

6:54

time of it. Being. An orphan and all

6:57

that. And. Having have do everything off

6:59

her own bad for years. Marry.

7:01

And I got along together splendidly.

7:04

We. Don't now, but will come to that

7:06

later. I'm speaking of the past. She

7:09

seemed to think Bobby the greatest thing

7:11

on earth. Judging. By the way

7:13

she looked at him when she thought I wasn't noticing.

7:16

And. Bobby seem to think the same about her. So.

7:19

That I came to the conclusion that. If

7:21

only dear old Bobby didn't forget to

7:23

go to the wedding! They. Had

7:25

a sporting chance of being quite happy. Well.

7:28

It's risk here and Dubya.

7:31

Story. Doesn't really tell them. They

7:34

took a certain settled down. I.

7:36

Was in and out of the plays quite a good deal. I.

7:39

Kept my eyes open. And. Everything seemed

7:41

to me to be running along as smoothly as

7:43

you could want. If. Was

7:45

marriage I thought. I couldn't see

7:47

why Fellows was so frightened of it. There

7:50

were a lot worse things that could happen to a man. But.

7:53

We now come to the incident of

7:55

the quiet dinner. And it's

7:57

just hear that loves young dream hits.

8:00

Mag. And things begin to a curved.

8:03

I happened to me Bobby in Piccadilly.

8:05

They. Asked me to come back to dinner that the

8:07

flat. And like a fool. Instead.

8:10

Of boating and putting myself on the

8:12

police protection. I. Went. When.

8:15

We got to the flat. There was

8:17

Mrs. Bobby looking. When I

8:19

tell you it's stock, admit. Her. Gold

8:21

hair was all piled up in waves

8:23

and crinkle some things with it would

8:25

you cause of diamonds in it? And

8:28

she was wearing a most perfectly ripping dress.

8:31

I couldn't begin to describe it. I

8:33

can only say it was the limit. Is

8:35

struck me that if this was house he

8:37

was in the habit of looking every night

8:39

when they would dining quietly at home together.

8:42

There's no wonder that Bobby liked domesticity. His

8:45

old Red Sea dear. Said.

8:48

Bobby. I've brought him home to

8:50

have a business dinner. Out So

8:52

down to the kitchen and ask them to

8:54

send it up Now have. Stared.

8:57

At him as if she had never seen him

9:00

before. Then. She turned scarlet.

9:02

Then. She turned as white as a seat. And

9:05

she gave a little last. He. Was

9:07

most interesting to watch. Made me wish I was

9:10

up at three, about eight hundred miles away. Then.

9:12

She recovered herself. I'm

9:15

so glad you are able to come

9:18

Mr. Pepper. She said. Smiling.

9:20

At me. And. After lunch,

9:22

he was all right. At least you would

9:25

have said so. She. Talked a lot

9:27

at dinner and Shaft Bobby. And.

9:29

Played Us Ragtime on the piano afterwards.

9:31

As. If she hadn't a care in the world. But

9:34

it's jolly little party it was. Not.

9:37

Time no link side sleuth know that

9:40

sort of thing. But I'd seen

9:42

her face of the beginning. And. I

9:44

knew that she was working the whole

9:46

time and working hard to keep herself

9:48

in hand. With she would

9:50

have given that diamond what's it's name and

9:53

her hair and everything else he possessed. The

9:55

have one would scream just one. I

9:58

sat through some pretty sick evenings and. The time

10:00

but that one of the rest beef and

10:02

in the counter. The. Very

10:04

earliest moments I grabbed my hurt and got

10:07

away. Haven't seen what

10:09

I did. I wasn't particularly

10:11

surprised to meet Bobby at the club

10:13

next day. Looking about is Marion Bride

10:15

is a lonely gum drop in an

10:17

eskimo tea party. He

10:20

started in space way. He. Seemed glad

10:22

to have someone to talk about it. Do.

10:24

You know how long I've been

10:27

married and. He said. I

10:29

didn't exactly. The. About

10:32

a year isn't it? Was about

10:34

a year. He. Said sadly.

10:36

Exactly a year. Yesterday.

10:41

Then. I understood. I saw

10:43

the night. A regular flash

10:45

of light yesterday was. The.

10:48

Anniversary of the wedding. I'd

10:51

arranged to take married to the

10:53

Savoy and on to Covent Garden.

10:55

See. Particularly want to the here Caruso.

10:59

I had a ticket for the bugs

11:01

in my pocket. you know, all screwed

11:03

dinner. I had a kind of rummy

11:05

idea that there was something I'd forgotten

11:08

but I couldn't think was. To

11:11

your wife mentioned it. He

11:13

nodded. See. Mentioned.

11:16

It. He said thoughtfully.

11:20

I didn't ask for details. Women:

11:22

With hair and chins like Mary, they be

11:24

angels most of the time. But.

11:26

Will they take off their wings for a bit? The.

11:28

Aren't half hearted about it? To

11:31

be absolutely Franco. To have.

11:34

Said. Poor old body and a broken sort

11:36

of way. My stocks

11:38

pretty low at home. There.

11:42

Didn't see much to be done. I

11:44

just lit a cigarette and sat there. He

11:47

didn't want to talk. presently.

11:49

He went out. I. Stood

11:52

at the window of our up a smoking

11:54

room which looks out on the Piccadilly. And

11:56

wants to him. He. Walked slowly

11:59

along for few yards. Stopped.

12:02

Then. Walked on again. And finally

12:04

turned into a jeweler's. Which. Was

12:06

an instance of what I meant when I said

12:08

that deep down and him. There was

12:11

a certain stratum of since. It

12:14

was from now on that I began to

12:16

be really interested in this problem of Bobby's

12:19

married life. Of course. Ones.

12:21

Always mildly interested in months, friends,

12:23

marriages, Hoping. They'll turn out well. in

12:25

all that, But. This was different. The.

12:28

Average man isn't like Bobby. And.

12:30

The average girl isn't like Mary. Is

12:33

that own business of the immovable mass

12:35

in the irresistible force. There.

12:37

Was Bobby. Ambling. Gently

12:40

through life a d road shop and

12:42

a hundred ways that undoubtedly at some

12:44

of the first water. And

12:46

there was Mary. Determined.

12:49

That he shouldn't be a shop. And.

12:52

Nature mind you on bobby side.

12:54

When. Nature makes a chump like dear old

12:56

Bobby. She's proud of him. A

12:59

doesn't want her handiwork disturbed. To.

13:01

Gives him a sort of natural armor

13:03

to protect him against outside interference. And

13:06

that the armor is shortness of

13:09

memory. Shortness of memory keeps

13:11

a man at shop. When.

13:13

But for it. He. Might seem to be

13:15

want. To dig my case. for

13:17

instance, I'm it's. Know if

13:20

I had remembered half the things people have tried to

13:22

teach me during my life? My. Size

13:24

and have to do about number nine. But.

13:27

I didn't. I forgot them. And.

13:29

It was just the same with both the. For.

13:32

About a week, perhaps a bit more.

13:34

Recollection. Of that quiet little

13:36

domestic evening. Bucks. Him up like

13:38

atomic. Elephants. I read

13:41

somewhere. Or. Champions of the

13:43

memory business. But. They were fools

13:45

to bobby during that week. But.

13:47

Bless you, the shock wasn't nearly big enough. It

13:50

it didn't have the arma bit of the haven't made

13:52

a hole in it. Pretty. Soon he

13:54

was back of the old game. It

13:57

was pathetic. Don't know. The

13:59

poor girl loves. The man she was frightened.

14:02

He. Was the thin edge of the were? juicy?

14:04

And she knew it. A man

14:06

who forgets one day he was married when

14:08

he's been married one year will forget about

14:11

the end of the fourth that he's married

14:13

at all. If he managed

14:15

to get him and hand at all, she had

14:17

got to do it now before he began to

14:19

drift away, I. Saw that clearly

14:22

enough. And. I tried to make Bobby

14:24

see it. And. He was by way

14:26

of pouring out his troubles me one afternoon.

14:29

I can't remember what it was that he had

14:31

forgotten the day before. But. It was

14:33

something she'd asked him to bring home for

14:35

her. It. May have been a book. It.

14:38

Is such a little seem to

14:40

make a fuss about. Said.

14:43

Bobby. As he knows

14:45

that it's simply because I've got such

14:47

an infernal memory about everything. I

14:50

can't remember anything network couldn't.

14:53

He talked on for a while. And.

14:55

Just as he was going. He. Pulled out a

14:58

couple of Sovereigns. Oh. By

15:00

the way, He. Said. With.

15:02

This for I asked though I knew.

15:05

I. Owe it to you. How

15:08

that I said? Let.

15:10

Let that on Tuesday. Is

15:12

the billiard room? Marion Brown were

15:15

playing a hundred up and I gave

15:17

you to do on the brown would

15:19

win and. Married beat him by

15:21

twenty odd. Soo. Do

15:23

remember some things I said. He.

15:26

Got quite excited. Said that

15:28

if I thought he was the sort of water

15:30

who forgot to pay when he lost a bet,

15:32

was pretty rotten of me after knowing him all

15:35

these years. And a lot more like that. Subside.

15:38

Maddie I said. That

15:40

I spoke to him like a father. What?

15:43

You've got to do my old college

15:45

chum. I. Said. Is

15:48

to pull yourself together and Jolie quick

15:50

to. The things are shaping your

15:52

do for a nasty north before you know what's

15:54

he to. You've. Got to

15:56

make an effort. Don't say you can't.

15:59

Do. This too. Show your

16:01

memory. Is rocky. You can

16:04

remember some things. Would. You

16:06

got to do is to see that

16:08

wedding anniversaries and so on are included

16:11

in the list. It. May be

16:13

a brain strain but you can't get out of it.

16:16

I suppose your eyes. Said

16:18

Bobby. Bought. It beats me

16:20

ill. I see things such a lot

16:23

of these Molson, Little Daves What's it

16:25

matter of? I forgot what day we

16:27

were married don't want days he was

16:29

born on the what day the cat

16:32

had the measles seen as I love

16:34

her just as much as if I

16:36

were a memorizing freak. it assholes. That's.

16:39

Not enough for a woman, I said. They.

16:42

Want to be shown. Their

16:45

that in mind and you're all right. Forget

16:47

it. And. They'll be trouble. He.

16:50

chewed the knob of his stick, Women:

16:53

Are frightfully around me. He.

16:56

Said gloomily. You. Should have

16:58

thought of that before you married one. I

17:00

said. I. Don't

17:03

see that I could have done any more. I

17:05

put the whole thing in a nutshell: Foreign. You.

17:08

Would have thought he'd have seen the point and

17:10

that it would have made embrace up and get

17:12

a hold on himself. But. Now.

17:15

All. See went again and the same old way.

17:18

I. Gave up arguing with him. I

17:20

had a good deal of time on my hands,

17:22

but not enough to amount to anything. When.

17:24

It was a question of reforming the

17:26

road. Bobby By argument. If.

17:28

You see a man asking for trouble

17:31

and insisting on getting it. The.

17:33

Only thing to do is to stand by and

17:35

wait till it comes to him. After

17:37

that, you may get a chance. But.

17:39

Till then, there's nothing to be done. But.

17:42

I thought a lot about him. Bobby.

17:45

Didn't get into the soup all

17:47

at once. Weeks went by and

17:49

months. And still nothing happened. Now.

17:52

And then he'd come into the club. Or the

17:55

kind of cloud on his signing morning says. And

17:57

I know that there had been doings and the. But

18:01

want them to well on in the spring. That.

18:03

He got some the boat just where he had

18:06

been asking for it. In the

18:08

thorax. I was smoking

18:10

acquired cigarette one morning in the window looking out

18:12

of a big a delay. And watching

18:14

the buses and notice going up one way and

18:16

down the other. Most. Interesting. It is.

18:19

I. Often do it. When. In rushed

18:21

bobby. With. His eyes bulging in

18:23

his face, the color of an oyster

18:25

waving a piece of paper in the

18:28

sand. bread. Z. He. Said

18:30

Reggio job she's gone.

18:33

I said full areas

18:36

cause Gordon left me

18:38

garden. Where. I

18:40

said. Silly. Question: Perhaps

18:43

You're right. Anyhow, dear

18:45

old Bobby and nearly so did

18:47

the mouth were. how should I

18:49

know where to read this. He.

18:52

Pushed the paper in the my hand he was

18:54

a letter. Go. On. Said.

18:56

Bobby. Read. It. So.

18:59

I did. It certainly

19:01

was quite a lesser. There's

19:03

not much of it's parts. It was all to

19:05

the point. This. Is what he said.

19:08

My. Dear Bobby. I am going

19:10

away. When. You care enough about

19:13

me to remember to wish me many

19:15

happy returns on my birthday. I will

19:17

come back. My. Address will

19:19

be boxed Three Four One London

19:22

Morning News. I

19:24

read it twice. Then. I said.

19:27

Well why don't you. Why? Don't

19:29

I was. Why? Don't you

19:31

wish her many happy returns? It doesn't

19:33

seem much to ask. That

19:35

see says on her birthday. Well.

19:38

When is her birthday? Can't

19:40

you understand? Said. Bobby.

19:42

I've forgotten. Forgotten

19:45

I said it's. Said.

19:47

Bobby forgotten. How

19:50

do you mean? forgotten I said. Forgotten

19:53

whether it's the twentieth so the twenty First

19:55

or was only a do you get to

19:57

it. I know it came.

20:00

Somewhere between the first of January.

20:02

And. The thirty first December. that's how

20:04

near I get to it. Sink.

20:07

Sink also use of saying sings

20:10

The Guy Source: I've been knocking

20:12

sparks out of my brain ever

20:14

since I opened up Let. You

20:18

can't remember now. I

20:21

rang the bell and ordered restorative. Were.

20:24

Bobby. I said. It's

20:26

a pretty hard case to spring on an

20:28

untrained amateur like me. So. Someone

20:31

had come to Sherlock Holmes and head

20:33

home. Hear the case for you. When

20:35

is my wife's birthday? Wouldn't.

20:37

That have given Sherlock a joke. However,

20:40

I know enough about the game to

20:42

understand that a fellow can't shoot off

20:44

his deducted series unless you start him

20:46

with a clue. Surround. Yourself

20:49

with up pop I'd sons and come

20:51

across with two or three. For

20:53

instance, Can't you remember the last

20:56

time she had a birthday? Will. Sort

20:58

of weather was it that might six months.

21:01

Bodies shook his head. There

21:04

was just. Ordinary. Weather

21:06

as near as I can recollect.

21:08

Warm. Warm. Is. Or.

21:11

Cold. Lil fairly code

21:13

that I can't remember. I

21:16

ordered to more of the same. They.

21:19

Seemed indicated in the young detectives manual.

21:22

And. A great help Bobby my said

21:24

and invaluable assistance. One. Of

21:27

those indispensible adjuncts without which know a

21:29

home as complete. Body

21:31

seems to be thinking. Of

21:34

glossies. He. said suddenly. Look

21:37

here. I gave her a present

21:39

on her last birthday. Or.

21:42

We have to do is to go

21:44

to the shop, hunt up the days

21:46

when it was ball didn't things done

21:48

absolutely? What did you give her. He.

21:52

Sacked. I

21:54

can't remember. He. Said.

21:57

Getting. Ideas is like goals.

22:00

Some. Days. you're right off. Others.

22:03

It's as easy as falling off a lot. I

22:05

don't suppose dear old Bobby had ever

22:07

had to ideas and the same morning

22:09

before in his life. Now

22:12

he did it without an effort. He. Just

22:14

loosed another dry martini into the undergrowth

22:16

and before you could turn round it

22:18

had suspected brain. You

22:21

know, those little books Cold when were

22:23

you born? There's one for each month.

22:26

They. Tell you your character, your talents, you're

22:28

strong points and you're weak points at

22:31

fault And save money. Ago. Bobby's.

22:33

Idea was the by the whole twelve

22:35

and go through them to we found

22:38

out which month it off Mary's character.

22:40

That. Would give us the months and narrowed down

22:43

a whole lot. Of

22:45

pretty hot idea for a non think alike The

22:47

Road Bobby. The. Salad out

22:49

at once, He took half and

22:51

I took off and we settled down to

22:53

work. As. I say it sounded good.

22:56

About when we came to go into the thing

22:58

we saw that there was a floor. And

23:01

there was plenty of information, All right, But.

23:03

There wasn't a single month the didn't

23:05

have something that exactly it off marry.

23:08

For. Instance. In the December book it

23:10

said. December. People are apt

23:12

to keep their own secrets. They.

23:14

Are extensive Traveling. Married

23:16

certainly kept a secret and she had

23:19

travelled quite extensively and off a Bobby's

23:21

needs. Then oct people

23:23

were. Born. With original

23:25

ideas and. Loved. Moving.

23:28

You couldn't have some doubts. Married little

23:30

jaunt more neatly. Said. You're

23:32

a people! Had wonderful memories

23:35

Mary Speciality. We

23:37

took a bit of a rest than have another go

23:39

at the thing. Bobby

23:41

was all for May. Because. The

23:43

book said that women born in that

23:45

month we're inclined to be capricious. Which.

23:48

Is always a barrier to a happy married

23:50

life. But. I plumped for February.

23:53

Because. February Women: Are

23:55

unusually determined to have their own

23:57

way. A very earnest. And.

23:59

Expect for return in their

24:01

companion all mates. Which.

24:03

He owned was about as like Mary Is anything

24:05

could be. In the end,

24:08

He. Told the books up stamped on them,

24:10

burn them and went home. Was.

24:13

Wonderful to change the next two days made

24:15

and dear old Bobby. To. Be

24:18

announcing that picture the So's awakening.

24:21

It represents a slapper of sorts gazing in

24:23

a startled sort of way into the middle

24:25

distance with a look in her eyes that

24:27

seems to say surely that is Georgia Step

24:29

I hear on the mat. Can. This

24:31

be love. Well. Bobby

24:34

had his So's awakening to. I

24:37

don't suppose you never troubled to think

24:39

in his life before. Not many things.

24:42

But. Now. He. Was wearing his brain

24:44

to the bow. Was. Painful in

24:46

the way of course the see a fellow human

24:48

being so thoroughly in the soup. But.

24:51

I feel strongly that it was also the

24:53

best. I can see

24:55

is plainly as possible that all these

24:57

brainstorms were improving Bobby out of knowledge.

25:00

When. I was all over. He. Might possibly

25:02

become a rougher again of a sword, but

25:04

it would only be a pale reflection of

25:06

the router he had been. It

25:09

bore out the idea I had always had

25:11

that what he needed was a really good

25:13

jokes. I saw a great deal

25:15

of him and these days. I was his

25:17

best friend. And he came to me for sympathy.

25:20

I. Gave him to with both hands

25:22

but I never sailed to hand him

25:24

the moral lesson when I had him

25:26

week. One day he came to

25:28

be as I was sitting in the club. And

25:30

I could see that he had had an idea. He.

25:33

Looked happier than the I've done and weeks. Reggie.

25:36

He. Said I'm on the sale

25:38

this time, I'm convinced that I

25:41

should pull it off. I've remembered

25:43

something of vital importance. Yes,

25:46

I said I remember

25:48

distinctly. He. Said. That

25:50

on married last birthday we

25:52

went together to the Coliseum.

25:55

How. Does that hits you? It's.

25:58

A fine bit of memorizing. I.

26:00

Said. But. How does it help? Why?

26:02

They changed the program every

26:04

week there. Ah I

26:07

said. Know you're talking. And

26:10

the week we went, one

26:12

of the turns was processes

26:15

someone's gypsy Korean cats. I

26:17

recollect them distinctly. Now.

26:19

Ali narrowing it down or aren't We

26:21

read the i'm Going round of the

26:23

Coliseum this minute and I'm going to

26:26

dig the date of those tips. The

26:28

Korean cats out of them. If I

26:30

have to use a crowbar. So.

26:33

That's causing within six days for the

26:35

management treated us like brothers. Brought.

26:38

Out the archives and run agile fingers

26:40

over the pages till they breed the

26:42

cats in. The middle of May. I

26:45

told you it was may. Said.

26:47

Bobby. Maybe. A Listen to

26:49

Me another time. If. You've any

26:51

sense, I said. They. Won't be

26:54

another time. And Bobby

26:56

said that there wouldn't. Once.

26:59

You get your memory on the run. It

27:01

parts as if it enjoyed doing it.

27:04

I had just gone off to sleep that

27:06

night, but my telephone bell rang. Was.

27:09

Bobby of cause he didn't

27:11

apologize. Reggie. He.

27:13

Said. I've. Got it now

27:15

has certain it's just come to

27:17

me. We saw those temps. A

27:19

Korean path to the matinee old

27:21

man. This. Don't

27:23

see see that that brings it down

27:26

to two days. It must have been

27:28

either Wednesday the Seventh, or Saturday that

27:30

sense. Yes, I said.

27:33

If. They didn't have daily map neither the Coliseum.

27:36

I. Heard him give a sort of hello. Barbie.

27:40

I said. My. Feet were freezing

27:42

but I was fond of him. Well.

27:45

I. Remembered something to. It's.

27:47

This. The day you went

27:50

to the Coliseum. I love with you both at

27:52

the Ritz. You. Had forgotten to bring

27:54

any money with you. So you wrote

27:56

a check. But I'm

27:58

always writing checks. You. Are.

28:01

But. This was for a tenner and made

28:03

out to the hotel. Hunt up

28:05

your checkbook and see how many checks for

28:07

ten pounds payable to the Ritz Hotel you

28:09

wrote out between May the fifth and May

28:12

the tenth. He.

28:14

Gave a kind of gulp. Reggie.

28:17

He said you're a genius have

28:19

always said so I believe you

28:22

got a hold the line. presently.

28:25

Came back again. Allow he

28:27

said, I'm here I said.

28:30

It. Was the eats Read the

28:32

Old Man I topping I said

28:35

goodnight. It was

28:37

working along into the small hours now.

28:39

But. I thought I might as well make a night of the

28:42

it's and finish the thing up. So. I

28:44

rang up in hotel near the stand. Put

28:47

me through to Mrs Card you I said. His

28:50

late. Said. The man at the

28:52

other end and getting later every minute I

28:54

said. Buck. Along Laddie. I

28:57

waited patiently. I'd miss

28:59

my beauty sleep and my seated frozen

29:02

hard. But. I was passed regrets.

29:05

What Is The Nasa? Said. Marriage was.

29:07

My. Feet are cold I said. I

29:10

didn't call. You have to tell you that

29:12

particularly. I've just been chatting with Bobby Mrs.

29:14

cause you. Oh. Is

29:16

that this pepper? Yes, He's

29:19

remembered it. Misses cardio. She.

29:22

Gave a sort of scream. I've

29:24

often thought how interesting it must be to

29:26

be one of those exchange girls. The.

29:28

Things They must hear Those now. Bobby's

29:31

howl and co op and Mrs. Bobby

29:33

scream and all about my seat and

29:35

all that. Most interesting: a

29:37

busty. He's from them the did.

29:39

She. Gasped. Did. You tell

29:42

him. No. I

29:44

hadn't. Mr. Pepper. Yes,

29:47

Was he. Has he been.

29:50

Was very worried. Ah

29:52

Fete circles. This is where I was billed

29:55

to be the life and soul of the

29:57

body. Who are it? He was about the

29:59

most. Worried man between here in

30:01

Edinburgh. He. Has been worrying as

30:04

if he was paid to do it

30:06

by the nation. Status started out to

30:08

worry after breakfast and. A

30:10

well you can never tell with women. My

30:13

idea. Of the we should have

30:15

passed the rest of the night slapping each other on

30:17

the back across the wire. And. Telling each

30:20

other what sally brainy conspirators we were

30:22

don't know know that. But.

30:24

I just got as far as these when

30:26

she visited me. Absolutely I

30:28

said the snap. And if

30:30

he said. Oh. And

30:32

that soaked kind of way. Would.

30:35

Woman says oh like that It means

30:37

all the bad words he loves to

30:39

say. If she only knew some. And.

30:42

Then she began. What?

30:44

Truths Men Ah, what how it

30:47

proves. How could you stand by

30:49

as he podium Bobby worrying himself

30:51

into a fever when a word

30:53

from you would have put everything

30:55

right? I don't. Put. And

30:58

you call yourself. His send

31:00

send. Metallic.

31:03

Last, most unpleasant. It.

31:05

Shows how one can be deceived. I

31:08

used to think you're kind hearted man. But.

31:10

I say when I suggested the

31:13

thing is sorted perfectly I thought

31:15

it faithful abominable. You. Said

31:17

it was absolutely top I said.

31:19

Nothing of the kind. If I

31:21

did, I didn't mean it. I. Don't wish

31:24

to be unjust, Mister Pepper. But I must

31:26

say that to me there seems to be

31:28

something positively seen this in a man who

31:30

can go out of his way to separate

31:32

a husband from is wise. Simply in

31:34

order to amuse himself by floating

31:37

over his agony. Single

31:40

word. What? is? But. You

31:42

made me promise not to. I pleaded and

31:44

is I did. Do. You suppose I

31:46

didn't expect you to have the sense to

31:48

break your promise. I

31:51

had finished. I. Had

31:53

no further observations to make. I

31:56

hung up the receiver and crawled into

31:58

bed. Or. You see Dhabi

32:00

when it comes to the club. But.

32:02

I do not visit the old homestead. He.

32:05

Is friendly. But. He stopped

32:07

short of is suing invitations. I

32:10

ran across married the Academy last week.

32:12

And her eyes went through me like a couple

32:15

of bullets through a pat of butter. And

32:18

as they came out the other side and. I

32:20

limped off to peace myself together again. That.

32:23

Occurred to me the simple

32:25

epitaph which. When. I am no

32:27

more. I. Intend to have

32:29

inscribed on my tombstone. It

32:31

was this. He. Was

32:33

a man who acted from

32:35

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32:38

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32:58

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