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Uncle Fred, or to give him his full title of Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, fifth Earl of Ickenham, is considered by some as a splendid gentleman-a sportsman to his fingertips. Mr. Twistleton, nephew to the Earl, and otherwise known as Pongo to his friends, has a differing view. He simply describes his uncle as being loopy to the tonsils. But when the eccentric and well-loved Uncle Fred plays Cupid to Lord Emsworth, his old friend at Blandings Castle, little did he know that he would be known as Impostor A and the Lord's beloved pig, the Empress, as Impostor B.… (plus d'informations)
Un très bon Wodehoouse, Jeeves n'est pas de la partie, mais il est avantageusement remplacé par un tas de riches "piqués"... Qui ne connait pas cet auteur a le bonheur d'avoir à le découvrir! ( )
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The door of the Drones Club swung open, and a young man in form-fitting tweeds came down the steps and started to walk westwards.
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`You can't be bitten by the Empress.' `Oh, no? Who made that rule?' `She's as gentle as a lamb.' `I was once bitten by a lamb.' Lord Ickenham was surprised. `What an extraordinary past you seem to have had, Mustard. One whirl of excitement. One of these days you must look me up and tell me some of the things you haven't been bitten by.'
'"Ptarmigan, send for Charles and Herbert and throw this man out. And see that he lands on something sharp."'
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Especially in London in the springtime, when, as has been pointed out, he was always at his best.
Uncle Fred, or to give him his full title of Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, fifth Earl of Ickenham, is considered by some as a splendid gentleman-a sportsman to his fingertips. Mr. Twistleton, nephew to the Earl, and otherwise known as Pongo to his friends, has a differing view. He simply describes his uncle as being loopy to the tonsils. But when the eccentric and well-loved Uncle Fred plays Cupid to Lord Emsworth, his old friend at Blandings Castle, little did he know that he would be known as Impostor A and the Lord's beloved pig, the Empress, as Impostor B.
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