P. G. Wodehouse

Name: Not George Washington — Chapter 10. Tom Blake Again
Author: P. G. Wodehouse

Not George Washington — Chapter 10… (1907)

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“Not George Washington — Chapter 10. Tom Blake Again”, published in 1907, is a work by P. G. Wodehouse. It explores elements such as Thomas Blake, Alf Joblin and Sidney Price.

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P. G. Wodehouse, Not George Washington — Chapter 10… (1907)

“ Had I said to them, "Look here, science is no practical use to you unless you've got low-bridged, snub noses, protruding temples, nostrils like the tubes of a vacuum-cleaner, stomach muscles like motor-car wheels, hands like legs of mutton, and biceps like transatlantic cables"—had I said that, they would have voted boxing a fraud, and gone away to quarrel over a game of backgammon, which was precisely what I wished to avoid. ”

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P. G. Wodehouse, Not George Washington — Chapter 10… (1907)

“ Style ran through Hatton's Club boys like an epidemic. Carnation Hall fairly buzzed with style. An apology for a blow which landed on your chest with the delicacy of an Agag among butterflies was extolled to the skies because it was a stylish blow. When Alf Joblin, a recruit, sent Walter Greenway sprawling with a random swing on the mark, there was a pained shudder. Not only Walter Greenway, but the whole club explained to Alf that the swing was a bad swing, an awful violation of style, practically a crime. ”

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P. G. Wodehouse, Not George Washington — Chapter 10… (1907)

“ It hardly ever did. But occasionally——! Oh, then you should have seen the hero-with-the-quiet-smile look on their faces as they lounged ostentatiously about the place. In a word, they were above themselves. They sighed for fresh worlds to conquer. And Thomas Blake supplied the long-felt want.
Personally, I did not see his actual arrival. I only saw his handiwork after he had been a visitor awhile within the hall. ”

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P. G. Wodehouse, Not George Washington — Chapter 10… (1907)

“ By the time they had finished explaining, Alf was dazed; and when invited by Walter to repeat the hit with a view to his being further impressed with its want of style, did so in such half-hearted fashion that Walter had time to step stylishly aside and show Alf how futile it is to be unscientific.
To the club this episode was decently buried in an unremembered past. To me, however, it was significant, though I did not imagine it would ever have the tremendous sequel which was brought about by the coming of Thomas Blake.
Fate never planned a coup so successfully. ”

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P. G. Wodehouse, Not George Washington — Chapter 10… (1907)

“ Now Alf Joblin, like the other pugilists of my class, habitually refrained from delivering any sort of attack until he was well assured that he had seen an orthodox opening. A large part of every round between Hatton's boys was devoted to stealthy circular movements, signifying nothing. But Thomas Blake had not had the advantage of scientific tuition. ”

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P. G. Wodehouse, Not George Washington — Chapter 10… (1907)

“ Sidney Price spoke again. His words were honeyed, but ineffectual.
"I'm honest old Tom, I am," boomed Thomas Blake, "and I'm ready for the lot of yer: you and yer free tea and yer errers."
At this point Alf Joblin detached himself from the hovering crowd and said to Price: "He must be cowed. I'll knock sense into the drunken brute."
"Well," said Price, "he's got to go; but you won't hurt him, Alf, will you?"
"No," said Alf, "I won't hurt him. I'll just make him look a fool. This is where science comes in." ”

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P. G. Wodehouse, Not George Washington — Chapter 10… (1907)

“ At the moment of writing Tom Blake is rapidly acquiring an assured position in the heart of the British poetry-loving public. This incident in his career should interest his numerous admirers. The world knows little of its greatest men. ”

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P. G. Wodehouse, Not George Washington — Chapter 10… (1907)

“ But when I had them up in line, and had shown them what a large proportion of an eight-ounce glove is padding, they grew more at ease. To be asked suddenly to fight three rounds with one of your friends before an audience, also of your friends, is embarrassing. One feels hot and uncomfortable. ”

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