1. In this train journey in Chapter Five of Heavy Weather, Monty Bodkin, (C), was introduced to his former fiancée Sue Brown, (B), by Lady Julia Fish, (A), the mother of Sue's current fiancé.

2. The narrator, Lord Havershot, was en route from Chicago to Los Angeles in Chapter Two of Laughing Gas when "the loveliest girl" he had ever seen entered his life. As he would later discover, in the case of Hollywood actress April June, appearances can definitely be deceiving.

3. In this train journey described in the short story "The Smile That Wins", which was first collected in Mulliner Nights, Adrian Mulliner, (E), introduced himself to (D), Lord Brangbolton, the man Adrian hoped would become his future father-in-law.

4. In the final chapter (Twenty-five, if we're keeping count) of Uneasy Money William Fitzwilliam Delamere Chalmers, Lord Dawlish, (F, for short) was unexpectedly reunited with Long Island bee-keeper Elizabeth Boyd, (G), just in time to produce the embrace and slow fade on that hotbed of romance, the Long Island Railroad.

Round 222 - 4 March 2005

1. Ivor Llewellyn, (A), who was already tossing and turning in his bunk during the night watches as he contemplated the prospect of trying to smuggle his wife's jewels past US Customs agents in New York, now found himself tossing and turning in his bunk 24 hours a day as the RMS Atlantic sailed through a hurricane (or, as the dull and unimaginative officer who wrote up the ship's log described it, 'a fresh north-easterly breeze') on the second day out from Cherbourg. From Chapter 13 of The Luck of the Bodkins.

2. We're back on the liner Atlantic again and the voyage of (B), Sam Marlowe, got off to a dramatic start when he was bitten on the arm not, as he first thought, by the "extraordinarily pretty girl", whose name turned out to be Wilhelmina ("Billie") Bennett, but by her dog, Pinky-Boodles, who had been rendered nervous by the crowd and had already bitten three people that day, "not counting waiters at the hotel, of course". From Chapter Two of The Girl on the Boat (US title: Three Men and a Maid).

3. Lancelot Mulliner, (C), a passenger on his uncle's yacht, fell in love at first sight with an unknown vision on a yacht anchored forty yards away in this opening scene from the short story "Came The Dawn", which was first collected in Meet Mr Mulliner. This Lancelot Mulliner, by the way, was a poet and should not be confused with his cousin, the artist Lancelot Mulliner of Webster-the-Cat fame.

4. This most unpleasant boat ride was just one of the misfortunes to strike (D), Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps, on that memorable day when he was placed in charge of sixteen Maiden Eggesford mothers on their coach outing to the Bridmouth-on-Sea amusement park. Still, it might have been worse for Barmy. He could, for example, have been in Pongo Twistleton's shoes, helping out at the Village School Treat. From the short story "Tried in the Furnace", which was first collected in Young Men in Spats.

Round 223 - 12 March 2005

1. Roland Attwater, (A), had an uncomfortable journey to Skeldings Hall, which isn't surprising when you consider that he was in the car's passenger seat while that red-headed speed demon Roberta Wickham, (B), was behind the wheel. Roland would have been even more uncomfortable had he known that Sidney the Snake was a fellow passenger in the two-seater. From the short story "Something Squishy", which was first collected in Mr Mulliner Speaking.

2. While visiting a school for young ladies near Brighton the narrator, Jeeves, predicted a spot of car trouble in the offing. As it turned out, the presentiment was correct as some difficulty with the differential gear (either that or the exhaust) rendered the Wooster chariot immobile. The untimely breakdown occurred in the short story "Bertie Changes His Mind", which was first collected in Carry On, Jeeves.

3. With his passengers, Ukridge, (C), and the narrator, James Corcoran, looking on in an agony of suspense, the motoring skill of the chauffeur Frederick saved the life of a jay-walking "large, silly-looking girl" (whose name turned out to be Mabel Price) in the short story "No Wedding Bells For Him", which was first collected in Ukridge (US: He Rather Enjoyed It).

4. It was love at first sound for Conky Biddle, (D), when, after spending an excruciatingly boring afternoon watching cricket with his uncle, he heard the driver of a neighbouring car (whose identity would later be revealed as Clarissa Binstead) express anti-cricket sentiments that warmed the cockles of his heart. From the short story "How's That, Umpire?", which was collected in Nothing Serious.

Round 224 - 22 March 2005

1. After serving on a jury together, cartoonist GGF ("Jerry") West, (A), and air hostess Jane Hunnicut got acquainted in Chapter Two of The Girl in Blue with Jane recalling one of her eccentric passengers, a man named Donohue who, she would shortly learn, made her the sole beneficiary of his estate.

2. Sir Agravaine the Dolorous, (C), and the fair maiden Yvonne, (B), were en route to the home of Yvonne's father, Earl Dorm of the Hills, where Agravaine's assignment would be to rid the neighbourhood of a pesky fire-breathing dragon that was said to be ravaging the countryside. From the short story "Sir Agravaine", which is collected in The Man Upstairs and Other Stories.

3. Ashe Marson and Joan Valentine (D and E, respectively) experienced the delights of a ride in an open horse-drawn cart on a chilly Shropshire night as they made the journey from the Market Blandings train station to Blandings Castle in Chapter Five of Something Fresh (US: Something New)

4. Lift passengers Sally Nicholas, (G), and Lancelot ("Ginger") Kemp were given a capital opportunity to get acquainted with each other when the sleep-walking Hotel Normandie night porter Jules, (F), left his lift keys at the front desk with the result that the trio spent a jolly hour locked together in a Roville-sur-Mer elevator cage. From Chapter Two of The Adventures of Sally (US title: Mostly Sally)

5. Angus McTavish, (I), was the only person present not to get a laugh out Legs Mortimer's latest practical joke in this scene from the golf story "Farewell to Legs", which was first collected in the American edition of Young Men in Spats and the British edition of Lord Emsworth and Others. But then very few people who have roller-skates attached to their feet while sleeping and then are awakened to a cry of "Fire!" could be expected to quickly grasp the humour of the situation. Angus found it particularly galling that the loudest and most enthusiastic laughter came from his fiancée, Evangeline Brackett, (H).

Round 225 - 30 March 2005

1. Ronald Overbury Fish (B) is the non-Prince of Wales, and as such extremely lucky to find a girl like Sue Brown (A), in the opinion of the Hon. Galahad Threepwood [Heavy Weather, ch. 17].

2. The narrator, James Corcoran, is evicted from the pub, but then splendidly avenged by Wilberforce Billson ["The Return of Battling Billson", from Ukridge].

3. J. Hamilton Beamish (C) and George Finch (E) are discussing the matrimonial balance of power between Sigsbee H. Waddington (D) and Mrs Waddington (F) [The Small Bachelor, ch. 4].

4. When the silk shirts, ordered by Bertie Wooster (H), were delivered from Peabody and Simms, Jeeves (G) sent them back ["Clustering Round Young Bingo", from Carry On, Jeeves].

Round 226 - 7 April 2005

1. The speakers are Ronald Psmith (A) and the Hon. Freddie Threepwood [Leave it to Psmith, ch. 6].

2. Jane Hunnicut, here in conversation with Willoughby Scrope (C), is planning to visit Mellingham Hall (B) [The Girl in Blue, ch. 11].

3. Bertram Wooster is trying to recruit Augustus Fink-Nottle for a forthcoming Hibernian entertainment [The Mating Season, ch. 9].

4. Captain Jack Fosdyke (D) is brave, but not rash, as Agnes Flack (E) finds out ["Feet of Clay", from Nothing Serious].

Extra credit. Misled by a dream in which he had seen his Aunt Myrtle dancing the Twist in a bikini bathing suit outside Buckingham Palace, Bingo Little had put his monthly stipend on Merry Widow ["Bingo Bans the Bomb", from Plum Pie].

Round 227 - 15 April 2005

1. The future spouses are Montrose Mulliner and Rosalie Beamish (A) ["Monkey Business", from Blandings Castle].

2. The groom, Teddy Weeks, is about to be hit between the eyes with a juicy tomato, at the request of Ukridge (B). The bride must remain nameless ["Ukridge’s Accident Syndicate", from Ukridge].

3. Adrian Mulliner (C) and Lady Millicent Shipton-Bellinger (D) have just been joined in holy matrimony by a rather nervous Dean of Bittlesham (E) ["The Smile That Wins", from Meet Mr Mulliner].

4. Felicia Sheridan was supposed to marry Roderick Pyke, but the latter missed his own wedding after being kidnapped. Bill West (F) will make a more satisfactory husband in the end [Bill the Conqueror, ch. 20].

5. Smallwood Bessemer (G) was about to proffer advice to the hiccoughing clergyman, when better sentiments prevailed, during his wedding to Celia Todd (H) ["Tangled Hearts", from Nothing Serious].

Round 228 - 23 April 2005

1. The aeroplane ears belong to Egbert, Barmy Phipp’s cousin from Harrows, a fine artist with the catapult and Brazil nut. The one who is about to lose a bet is Freddie Widgeon (A) ["The Masked Troubadour", from Lord Emsworth and Others].

2. The loathsome kid is Seabury, the son of Chuffy’s Aunt Mirtle, as described by Bertie Wooster [Thank You, Jeeves, ch. 3].

3. The chap who is all ears is none other than Mr Herbert Huxtable (B), on his election campaign poster. The narrator is Corky Corcoran ["The Long Arm of Looney Coote", from Ukridge].

4. Here we have Alaric, Duke of Dunstable (D), in conversation with Lord Emsworth, covered with mud after a late night visit to Empress of Blandings (C) [A Pelican at Blandings, ch. 7].

Extra credit: Hugo Carmody. Ronnie Fish’s man Bessemer is the one who got married in spite of his extraordinary ears [Money for Nothing, ch. 15].

Round 229 - 3 May 2005

1. The dog (B) is Bottles, owned by the Rev. Rupert Bingham. ("The Go-Getter," Blandings Castle)

2. This dog is Sam Goldwyn, the property of Cora (Corky) Pirbright. (The Mating Season, Chapter 3)

3. This dog is Amy, and her new owner is Sam Shotter. (Sam the Sudden, Chapter 16)

4. James Rodman has to cope with two dogs: William and Toto, too. ("Honeysuckle Cottage," Meet Mr Mulliner)

5. The narrator is Ukridge, and J is Joe the Lawyer. ("The Level Business Head," in Lord Emsworth and Others and the US edition of Eggs Beans and Crumpets)

Round 230 - 11 May 2005

1. A is Sir Roderick Glossop ("Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch," The Inimitable Jeeves, US title Jeeves)

2. The cat (E) is Francis, and his wrapper is Eustace Mulliner. ("Open House," Mulliner Nights)

3. The cat (G) is Tibby. Bertie Wooster is posing as Oliver Sipperley (F), the supposed nemesis of cats; Exhibit B is Professor Pringle's Aunt Jane. ("Without the Option," Carry On, Jeeves)

4. Freddie Widgeon ("Goodbye to All Cats," Young Men in Spats)

Extra credit: Lord Emsworth fears that cats are plotting against the (pre-Empress) pride of Blandings, Percy the pumpkin. ("The Custody of the Pumpkin," Blandings Castle)