Quick ServiceAn artist, Joss Weatherby, falls in love with Sally Fairmile, who is engaged to Lord Holbeton. Wnen imperious American widow Beatrice Chavender eats a forkful of inferior ham at her sister's country house near London, it affects the lives of everyone around her-- her sister, her brother-in-law, her sister's butler, her sister's poor relation, Sally, Sally's fiance Lord Holbeton, and, most of all, Mrs. Chavender's own one-time fiance, 'Ham King' J.B. Duff, whose rotten product spoils her breakfast. - Publisher. |
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Page 114
... Miss Pym leaped like a rising trout . A most impossible outsider , who went about shooting people with a tommy gun , had just said " Say " in the story she was reading . " Sir ? " she faltered . " How do you get to a place called ...
... Miss Pym leaped like a rising trout . A most impossible outsider , who went about shooting people with a tommy gun , had just said " Say " in the story she was reading . " Sir ? " she faltered . " How do you get to a place called ...
Page 116
... Miss Pym . " And if you want to know what I think , Sidney- " Chibnall laughed amusedly , as one who has heard this before and knows what is coming . To Joss , who had a sensitive ear , it seemed that there was far too strong a note of ...
... Miss Pym . " And if you want to know what I think , Sidney- " Chibnall laughed amusedly , as one who has heard this before and knows what is coming . To Joss , who had a sensitive ear , it seemed that there was far too strong a note of ...
Page 120
... Miss Pym's afternoon off , and on these occasions she always came to his pantry for a cosy cup of tea . To his amazement she was evasive . " I'll ring you up . " " How do you mean , ring me up ? " " Just possible , " said Miss Pym , who ...
... Miss Pym's afternoon off , and on these occasions she always came to his pantry for a cosy cup of tea . To his amazement she was evasive . " I'll ring you up . " " How do you mean , ring me up ? " " Just possible , " said Miss Pym , who ...
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Adam's apple Alsatian Anthony Briggs asked BILL THE CONQUEROR BLANDINGS CASTLE breakfast room buns butler charity gambling Chav Chavender Chavender's Chibnall Claines Hall course craps dinner door Duff and Trotter Duff's eyebrows eyes face fact feeling fellow felt garden party Gardenia Tea Shoppe George Holbeton girl give going happened head heard heart Howard Steptoe Hullo idea J. B. Duff Jimmy Joss Weatherby Joss's knew Listen look Loose Chippings Lord Holbeton m'lord madam marry mean mind Miss Fairmile Miss Hesseltyne Miss Pym morning moustache MULLINER SPEAKING never nice night P. G. WODEHOUSE Paramount Ham paused Pekinese portrait Rose and Crown Sally Fairmile seemed sherry shirt singing sort soul speak staring Steptoe's stuff suppose sure talk tell There's thing thought told valet voice waiting waitress what's window woman wonder words young