Bertie has offended Jeeves in a number of ways. His mustache, his gaudy shirts and his choice of girls have always left Jeeves’
sensibilities rattled. Here, the quintessential gentleman’s gentleman is left
cold by Wooster’s far from perfect handling of the banjo. So, in the very first
chapter of the book, Jeeves gives notice to Wooster and the employee employer
bond is severed.
Bertie, meanwhile, is invited by his old friend Chuffy to
spend time in the countryside. He gladly accepts thinking that he would be able
to play the instrument unimpeded. Jeeves ends up being hired by Chuffy.
Chuffy is a shy giant and is unable to profess his love to
the lady of his dream who happens to visit him along with her father for purchasinging
Chuffy’s palatial house.
I have exhausted my vocabulary praising Wodehouse. I don’t
think his genius can be analyzed threadbare. Suffice it to say that this is
another winner in a truly distinguished writing career.
Wodehouse makes me feel giddy and glad. I become giddy
savoring the way he uses English. His choice of words and the style in which
they are arranged to describe even the most mundane incident in a novel and
hilarious way has seldom disappointed. I am glad because I know the language.
His work is one which, in my humble opinion, cannot be translated, either into
a different language or for the big screen. The series Bertie and Wooster is
not a patch on the books.
If you want to be transported into a different, better and
funnier world, pick up a Wodehouse book today. This is unalloyed joy and has to
be read to be believed.
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