A perfectly crazy story, perhaps the best of the "Jeeves" books.
Quotes:
‘We are as little children, frightened of the dark, and Jeeves is the wise nurse who takes us by the hand and—’ ‘Switches the light on?’ ‘Precisely.
Roderick Spode is the founder and head of the Saviours of Britain, a Fascist organization better known as the Black Shorts.
We do not, he said, fear those whom we despise. The thing to do, therefore, is to cultivate a lofty contempt for those who will be listening to one.’
But mere thews and sinews do not qualify a man to pinch policemen’s helmets. You need finesse. [...] But at least impress upon him that it is essential, when pinching policemen’s helmets, to give a forward shove before applying the upwards lift. Otherwise, the subject’s chin catches in the strap.
‘You mean he scatters these data—these extraordinarily dangerous data—these data that might spell ruin if they fell into the wrong hands—broadcast to whoever asks for them?’ ‘Only to members, sir.’
Didn’t you tell me once that the Code of the Woosters was “Never let a pal down”?’
‘You can’t be a successful Dictator and design women’s underclothing.’ ‘No, sir.’ ‘One or the other. Not both.’ ‘Precisely, sir.’
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