P. G. Wodehouse,
A Prefect's Uncle — Chapter 6
(1903)
“ But his brain, fatigued with his recent calculations, had not noted this point.The study was empty.Most people, on finding themselves in a strange and empty room, are seized with a desire to explore the same, and observe from internal evidence what manner of man is the owner. ”
P. G. Wodehouse,
A Prefect's Uncle — Chapter 6
(1903)
“ The workings of the human mind, and especially of the young human mind, are peculiar. It never occurred to Farnie that a result equally profitable to himself, and decidedly more convenient for all concerned—with the possible exception of Monk—might have been arrived at if he had simply left the money in the box, and run away without it. ”
P. G. Wodehouse,
A Prefect's Uncle — Chapter 6
(1903)
“ But Baker proposed to conduct this business in person. It is ten times more pleasant to administer a series of shocks to a friend than to sit by and watch him administering them to himself. He retained The Sportsman, and began to read out the team.'Thought Middlesex had a match,' said Norris, as Baker paused dramatically to let the name of a world-famed professional sink in. ”
