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Newsgroups: alt.fan.wodehouse
From: "DonH" <donlhumphr...@bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 15:40:36 +1100
Local: Sun, Oct 9 2011 12:40 am
Subject: Goodbye To All Cats
Such is the title of a short story in the collection, "Young Men in Spats".
Wodehouse wrote quite a few tales about cats, and dogs, even making the animal the narrator. While Bludleigh Court ("Mr.Mulliner Speaking") is a country house where animals are slaughtered constantly in the name of sport, the house in GTAC, namely, Matcham Scratchings, is infested by Animal Lovers who dote on them - as hapless Freddie Widgeon discovered, when invited there by potential girlfriend, Dahlia Prenderby. The majority of the menagerie are cats, with a sprinkling of dogs, and even a chimp. My emphasis on this story is because, at one point, PGW reaches a climax of mirth, at the expense of Freddie, where his every move results in disaster - barging into one cat, backstepping on another, and sitting down on a third. Culminating in an attempted explanation, where his wild gesticulation "sloshed another...in the short ribs. Dahlia caught the animal as it flew through the air." Yes, a very funny episode. You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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