P. G. Wodehouse

Name: How Kid Brady Joined the Press
Author: P. G. Wodehouse

How Kid Brady Joined the Press (1906)

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“How Kid Brady Joined the Press”, published in 1906, is a work by P. G. Wodehouse. It explores elements such as Worfield, New York and Tom Garth.

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P. G. Wodehouse, How Kid Brady Joined the Press (1906)

“ Miss Weyder stared.
"To keep himself warm! In a New York summer! I must look. The man must be mad."
"That's just what he is. Just what he is. A little eccentric, that is to say. Tom only engaged him out of charity, because he's old and has a widow and six small children. I mean a wife. That's all."
The shuffling feet died away. Silence reigned on the stairs.
"Well," said Julie, "I must be going. No, you are not to see me home, Jimmy. Good-by, Mr. Garth, and thank you so much. I hope your proprietor will not be very angry with you."
"I don't think he will, Miss Weyder," said Tom. ”

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P. G. Wodehouse, How Kid Brady Joined the Press (1906)

“ You forget my position as regards the paper. I am a paid servant. If I do not perform my work as my proprietor wishes, I am not doing my duty. My proprietor wishes Candor to be run on certain dearly defined lines, and I must do it, however greatly against my will."
"But you can stop them from printing any more of it. This is number one. How many more are there?"
"It is a series of six," replied Garth.
"Six! But you must stop them."
I am afraid it is impossible. Unless," he added to himself, "Worfield will stop the infernal things." ”

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P. G. Wodehouse, How Kid Brady Joined the Press (1906)

“ The greater the truth the greater the libel. Let's start a weekly that tells the unvarnished truth about all these New York beauties—in Wall Street, and so on. It will sell like hot cakes. And it will be the best rag since Oxford. You shall be editor, and I'll finance the thing.' 'Very well,' I said, 'if you're dying to burn money. But,' I added, we shall want somebody to protect us from infuriated callers. Somebody to sit at the door and throw them down-stairs as they arrive. And,' I said,' I know the very man—Kid Brady.' So there you are, Kid. ”

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P. G. Wodehouse, How Kid Brady Joined the Press (1906)

“ Join the staff of Candor as fighting-editor, and combine business with pleasure."
"How?" said the Kid. "I'm not next to the game yet."
"It's perfectly simple. We want you to be around during office hours to see that strong and angry gentlemen don't come worrying me. I shan't have time to attend to them myself. You will sit in your little rabbit-hutch at the top of the stairs, and when any one calls and asks to see the editor, you will tell him that the editor is not in. If he tries to get past you, it will be up to you to see that he gets the rapid bounce. Don't be violent with them. ”

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P. G. Wodehouse, How Kid Brady Joined the Press (1906)

“ Being thrifty by nature and habit, I have plenty of money to keep me going till I resume my job. And the holiday is welcome for many reasons, principally because it will give me time to carry out a certain scheme. Whatever you do, try and keep awake now, for this is where you come in."
The Kid expressed himself all attention.
"I shall now bore you with a little biography. It's painful, but necessary. I was born of poor but honest parents, who sent me to school at an early age, where I met a certain Lord Worfield!"
"A lord!" echoed the interested Kid.
"A lord," said Garth. ”

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P. G. Wodehouse, How Kid Brady Joined the Press (1906)

“ You see, a fighting-man's got to be more careful than most. He don't get. let off too easy when he comes into court for hitting people."
"That's all right, my dear Kid," said Garth with much cheerfulness, "don't worry yourself. In the first place, you musn't hit 'em. I explained that. We don't want New York to be full of Trust Magnates with black eyes. Then a man with your talent for disguise need never be recognized. You shall dress for the part. Doesn't that stir your young blood? We'll get you up as an elderly and respectable partner with a neat gray mustache. ”

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P. G. Wodehouse, How Kid Brady Joined the Press (1906)

“ We were friends at school, and when we went to Oxford we continued friends. In fact, we are still friends. I came out to the States; he stayed at home. Well, Worfield arrived in New York just before I left the paper. He was rolling in money, and showed a pleasant anxiety to get rid of it. After he had seen all the theaters and got tired of all the restaurants, he found—with horror—that he still possessed more than would be good for two men. It was then that he was struck with a bright idea. I hope you're listening. Have another cigar. ”

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P. G. Wodehouse, How Kid Brady Joined the Press (1906)

“ You got outside your breakfast, while I sat on the chest of drawers and asked you questions. It would have made a good subject for a historical painting. Now do you remember? Don't mind me. We can talk when you've finished. I don't understand bubbles, or I'd help you. ”

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