Tales of St. Austin'sWodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
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Tales of St. Austin's
Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
Humorous stories; Schools -- Fiction
'"Then we must write it for you. Remember, sir, that you will be
constantly watched, and if you attempt to write that second part
yourself--"' (he paused dramatically). 'So the second part was written
by the committee of the Society. So now you know.'
'But,' said I, 'how do you account for the fight with Slogger
Williams?'
'The president relented slightly towards the end, and consented to Mr
Hughes inserting a chapter of his own, on condition that the Society
should finish it. And the Society did. See?'
'But--'
'Ticket.'
'Eh?'
'Ticket, please, sir.'
I looked up. The guard was standing at the open door. My companion had
vanished.
'Guard,' said I, as I handed him my ticket, 'where's the gentleman who
travelled up with me?'
'Gentleman, sir? I haven't seen nobody.'
'Not a man in tweeds with red hair? I mean, in tweeds and owning red
hair.'
'No, sir. You've been alone in the carriage all the way up. Must have
dreamed it, sir.'
Possibly I did.
End of Project Gutenberg's Tales of St. Austin's, by P. G. Wodehouse
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