P.G. Wodehouse — People

A crumpled grey party hat beside a deflated pink balloon and a loose ribbon on a lilac background. — Original artwork

Bingo uttered a stricken woofle like a bull-dog that has been refused cake.

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A small metal knight helmet tipped on its side beside a potted sapling and a toy lance against a pale green background. — Original artwork

He blinked, like some knight of King Arthur’s court, who, galloping to perform a deed of derring-do, has had the misfortune to collide with a tree.

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A wide-eyed ostrich with a round brass bulge on its neck stands beside a doorknob against blue. — Original artwork

He had the look of an ostrich that had swallowed a door knob.

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A floral teacup stands beside roses and a lace napkin with a small red cloven-hoof shape peeking out. — Original artwork

It is no use telling me there are bad aunts and good aunts. At the core, they are all alike. Sooner or later, out pops the cloven hoof.

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A small red steam train rounds a curved track beside scattered white daisies against a pale green background. — Original artwork

I turned to Aunt Agatha, whose demeanor was rather like that of one who, picking daisies on the railway, has just caught the Down express in the small of the back.

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A jellyfish floats in a lidded glass jar on a shelf beside a small magnifying lens, shells and coral. — Original artwork

Lord Emsworth had an IQ of an average jellyfish.

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A glowing pink jellyfish-shaped lamp with dangling strands and a tilted tiny top hat against sea green. — Original artwork

Lord Emsworth, whose IQ may be some thirty points below that of an absent minded jellyfish.

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A yellow rubber duck suspended above a red diving board beside a bowl of turquoise water on a pale yellow background. — Original artwork

Pongo shuddered, accordingly, and in addition to shuddering uttered a sharp quack of anguish such as might have proceeded from some duck which, sauntering in a reverie beside a duck-pond, had inadvertently stubbed its toe on a broken soda-water bottle.

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Two silver fish face each other on a blue plate beside two gold coins. — Original artwork

The fishy glitter in his eye became intensified. He looked like a halibut which had been asked by another halibut to lend it a couple of quid till next Wednesday.

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Painterly cracked pale blue egg resting in a dark twig nest. — Original artwork

The only thing that prevented a father’s love from faltering was the fact that there was in his possession a photograph of himself at the same early age, in which he, too, looked like a homicidal fried egg.

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A tall glass of green drink with citrus slices and a small bandage-wrapped mummy figure sit on a brass tray. — Original artwork

There is no doubt that Jeeves's pick-me-up will produce immediate results in anything short of an Egyptian mummy.

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A silver comb with grey threads beside scissors on crimson velvet. — Original artwork

There is only one cure for grey hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine.

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A wide rounded cloth tailor dress form wears an absurdly small blue jacket, with a wooden base and loose brass button on muted ochre and pale-blue ground. — Original artwork

The Right Hon. was a tubby little chap who looked as if he had been poured into his clothes and had forgotton to say “When!”

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A red boxing glove cradles a small metal weight against a charcoal background. — Original artwork

Unseen, in the background, Fate was quietly slipping the lead into the boxing-glove.

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A green felt frog wearing a black bowler hat sits beside a monocle on a small saucer. — Original artwork

We exchanged significant glances. At least, I gave him a significant glance and he looked like a stuffed frog, his habit when being discreet.

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Painterly ornate gold hand mirror among red and gold confetti and velvet fabric. — Original artwork

You look like Helen of Troy after a good facial.

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A green bowl piled high with grain beside a small silver bird and scattered grains on a plum background. — Original artwork

You wouldn't think it to look at him, because he's small and shrimplike and never puts on weight, but Gussie loves food. Watching him tucking into his rations at the Drones, a tapeworm would raise its hat respectfully, knowing that it was in the presence of a master.

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