1. In Chapter 2 of Hot Water Lady Beatrice Bracken, (A), before leaving the metropolis, did her best to make sure her fiancé Packy Franklyn, (B), would be fully occupied with uplifting and educational pursuits in her absence. Unfortunately, Lady Beatrice’s best wasn’t quite good enough.

2. Tony, (C), who was either Tony Price or Lord Droitwich (opinion was mixed), revealed the true facts about being an earl to Syd, who may have been Lord Droitwich or Syd Price (once again, opinion was mixed) in Chapter 18 of If I Were You.

3. In the opening paragraph of Aunts Aren’t Gentlemen (US title: The Catnappers) Bertie Wooster’s no doubt stirring rendition of the ‘Toreador Song’ from Carmen was stopped cold by the unpleasant discovery of an outbreak of pink spots on his chest.

4. A crossword puzzle clue requiring knowledge about Italian composers stumped Toots, Lady Abbott, (D), and her husband Sir Buckstone, (E), neither of whom had apparently heard of Paisiello, Pergolesi or Piccinini. From Chapter 22 of Summer Moonshine. The suggestion put forward by “Vladimir Brusiloff” in his quiz entry (Prokofiev) has been regretfully rejected by your Quizmaster.

5. Alarmed by intruders in the night, the bulldog Rastus and the bull-terrier Tommy roused the house with an impromptu Verdi duet before branching off into the Wagnerian repertoire in Chapter 6 of A Gentleman of Leisure (US title: The Intrusion of Jimmy).

6. The great Russian basso Feodor Chaliapin graciously offered the very phoney bum scene from his musical comedy to the Broadway musical comedy team of PG Wodehouse and Guy Bolton in Chapter 9 of Bring on the Girls.

Round 312 - 28 April 2007

1. In Chapter Two of Summer Lightning (US: Fish Preferred) Mac, (A), the Regal Theatre’s door-man, displayed a certain lack of tact in dredging up the recent collapse of the Hot Spot night-club as a topic of conversation to pass the time of day with Ronnie Fish. And thanks to Lynn Vesley-Gross for pointing out the rummy affair of Mac’s bet. In the American book Fish Preferred Mac won “half-a-crown” while in the British book Summer Lightning “half-a-dollar” was the sum wagered. No doubt about it. Editors are potty.

2. In this conversation from Chapter Fifteen of Right Ho, Jeeves (US: Brinkley Manor) the hot-under-the-collar Tuppy Glossop was quick to take offence at Bertie Wooster’s conversation.

3. That world champion foot-in-mouther Sir Rory Carmoyle, (F), was at it again in Chapter Three of Ring For Jeeves (Chapter Two of the American book The Return of Jeeves) when he reminisced about his brother-in-law Bill’s (E’s) romantic past to the poor chap’s new fiancée, Jill Wyvern. A not-too-subtle kick on the ankle from Rory’s wife Monica (D) brought closure to the trip down memory lane.

4. Lord Emsworth’s (G’s) hearty condemnation of poets as a class was, perhaps, not in the best of taste, considering he was talking to the well-known Canadian poet Ralston McTodd (actually Psmith, (I), in disguise). From Chapter 7 of Leave it to Psmith.

5. Dudley Finch, (J), dropped a brick when he rejected a book by George Masterman, (K), for his night-time reading, unaware that his hostess Lady Wickham, (L), writes under the pen-name “George Masterman”. From the short story “The Awful Gladness of the Mater”, which was first collected in Mr Mulliner Speaking.

Round 313 - 7 May 2007

1. Mike Cardinal tries to dissuade Mervyn Spink from embarking on a career as a blackmailer by invoking the latter's mother. (Spring Fever, Chapter 11)

2. Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps has a spot of trouble with sixteen fiends of hell, disguised as Village Mothers on their Annual Outing. ("Tried in the Furnace", Young Men in Spats [UK edition] and The Crime Wave at Blandings [US])

3. Freddie Widgeon finds himself in the dangerous position of judge of a Peasant Mothers Baby Competition. ("Nobless Oblige", Young Men in Spats)

4. Jane Bates is the mother, and little Braid Vardon Bates is her child. ("Jane Gets Off the Fairway", The Heart of a Goof, US title Divots)

5. E is Montrose Mulliner. ("Monkey Business," Blandings Castle and Elsewhere)

Extra Credit: Jane Bates warns Braid, who wants his father to write him an AA Milne-type poem, "Does Mother's little chickabiddy want his nose pushed sideways?" ("Rodney Has a Relapse," Nothing Serious)

Round 314 - 15 May 2007

1. A, the not-so-genial host, is Sir Watkyn Bassett, and his guest is Bertie Wooster. (The Code of the Woosters, Chapter 13)

2. Lord Emsworth's guest is Popjoy, also known as the Rev. Rupert Bingham. ("Company for Gertude," Blandings Castle and Elsewhere)

3. The host is J Wellington Gedge, and the expected guest is the Vicomte de Blissac (though an understudy, Packy Franklin, will turn up in his place). (Hot Water, Chapter 6)

4. The host is Legs Mortimer; the outraged guest is Angus MacTavish; G is Evangeline Brackett. ("Farewell to Legs," Lord Emsworth and Others; also in the US edition of Young Men in Spats)

5. The hostess is Dahlia Travers, the guest is LP Runkle. (Much Obliged, Jeeves, US title Jeeves and the Tie That Binds, Chapter 15)

Round 315 - 23 May 2007

1. A is Captain Biggar; B is Lord Towcester, aka Lord Rowcester, aka Honest Patch Perkins. (Ring for Jeeves, US title The Return of Jeeves, Chapter 10)

2. JG Butterwick has been Ivor Llewellyn's host at a vegetarian lunch. (Pearls, Girls, and Monty Bodkin, US title The Plot That Thickened, Chapter 6)

3. The host (D) is Stanhope Twine, the guest is William Quackenbush Hollister; the intruder is George, sixth Viscount Uffenham. (Something Fishy, US title The Butler Did It, Chapter 7)

4. E, the guest, is Mycroft Cardinal; his hostess is Lady Adela Topping, and his hostess's sister is Lady Teresa Cobbold. (Spring Fever, Chapter 15)

5. Lady Constance (H) is the hostess; her guest is Lord Ickenham, posing as Sir Roderick Glossop, the noted brain chap. (Uncle Fred in the Springtime, Chapter 11)

Round 316 - 31 May 2007

1. Marmaduke, fifth Baron Chuffnell, escorts off his grounds Brinkley, who has come seeking the Devil, aka Bertie Wooster. (Thank You, Jeeves, Chapter 14)

2. Lord Emsworth, on a nocturnal visit to Empress of Blandings, falls into her sty. (A Pelican at Blandings, US title No Nudes Is Good Nudes, Chapter 7)

3. Cyprian Rossiter, the art critic, is quite too exquisitely pursued with a Damascus dagger by Ignatius Mulliner. ("The Man Who gave Up Smoking", Mr Mulliner Speaking)

4. D is Montrose Mulliner. ("Monkey Business", Blandings Castle and Elsewhere)

5. E is Bob the Sealyham, reunited with Felicia Sheridan. (Bill the Conqueror, Chapter 20)

Extra Credit: H is Bastable, the butler of Rupert Bingley (né Brinkley). (Much Obliged, Jeeves, US title Jeeves and the Tie That Binds, Chapter 11)

Round 317 - 10 June 2007

1. In the waiting room of dentist IJ Zizzbaum (A) the patients are R Havershot and Joey Cooley (Laughing Gas, Chapter 4)

2. B is Mordred Mulliner in the short story "The Fiery Wooing of Mordred"

3. Cyril Waddesley-Davenport, employed as a gorilla in the Mulliner story "Monkey Business"

4. In Leave It to Psmith C is Lord Emsworth, X is McAllister, Y is Freddie Threepwood

5. D is Bingo Little, E is Lord Ippleton, and F his daughter Mabel Murgatroyd in the story "Bingo Bans the Bomb"

6. Bingo Little and his bride waiting for Bertie Wooster in "Bingo and the Little Woman"

Extra credit: One group was Oxford men, the other Cambridge

Round 318 - 20 June 2007

1. In Chapter 23 of The Mating Season A is Jeeves and B is Esmond Haddock.

2. In Chapter 6 of Galahad at Blandings C is Monica Simmons, D Tipton Plimsoll and E Wilfred Allsop.

3. In Chapter 7 of Leave it to Psmith F is Lord Emsworth, G is Psmith (playing Ralston McTodd) and H is Angus McAllister.

4. In Chapter 8 of Uncle Fred in the Springtime the optimist is Lord Ickenham, the pessimist his long-suffering nephew, Pongo.

5. In Chapter 1 of Quick Service K is Sally Fairmile and L is Lord Holbeton.

Bonus Point 1 is from the short story "Sticky Wicket at Blandings". There is a very similar passage in Full Moon. Freddie's wife Niagara (Aggie) Threepwood (née Donaldson) is a "sort of cousin" of Angus McAllister's.

Bonus Point 2 is from the chapter entitled "Thin Blessings in Disguise" in America, I Like You. Extremely similar passages can be found in Louder and Funnier and in an article from the May, 1919 issue of Vanity Fair: "All About the Income Tax - A New Parlor Game For the Family Circle". Special thanks to Chris Reece for finding that the America, I Like You passage is also quoted in You Simply Hit Them with an Axe.

Round 319 - 28 June 2007

1. Jeeves knows the difficulty as usual. He is speaking to Mr (Bicky) Bickersteth (B) of the latter's uncle, His Grace the Duke of Chiswick (A) [Carry On, Jeeves, ch. 4].

2. Sam Marlowe (X) and Eustace Hignett discuss Wilhelmina (Billy) Bennett (Z) [The Girl in the Boat (UK)/Three Men and a Maid (US), ch. 2].

3. Sandy Miller (Y) muses on Monty Bodkin (C). [Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin (UK)/The Plot that Thickened (US), ch. 1].

4. Freddie Threepwood and Prudence Garland discussing Tipton's Stores (E), Tipton Plimsoll (G) and dog biscuits (Fs) [Full Moon, ch. 2].

5. Albert Peasemarch addressing Phoebe Wisdom (H) with reference to her cocker spaniel Benjy (L), remembering a line taught him by Lord Ickenham (J)'s Coggs (K) [Cocktail Time, ch. 14].

6. Arnold Pinkney (M), uncle of Joe Cardinal (P), talking to Freddie Threepwood about dog biscuits (Fs) again [Life with Freddie].

Bonus: Sam Marlowe, Monty Bodkin and A Peasemarch are all known to have sung The Bandolero. They also all sailed on ships named "Atlantic".

Round 320 - 7 July 2007

1. Claude (A) and Eustace (B) Wooster bring news to their cousin Bertie (C) re the prospects of G Hayward (D) of Lower Bingley (E), overlooked by Steggles (F) ["The Great Sermon Handicap].

2. In Chapter Three of Galahad at Blandings, Gally Threepwood sends his godson to stay at the Emsworth Arms (I) in Market Blandings (H) for purposes of springing out at Alexandra (Sandy) Callender (J) .

3. Stilton Cheesewright (M) and Florence Craye (L) welcome Bertie to Wee Nooke (K) in Joy in the Morning.

4. Ralph Bingham (N) and Rupert Bailey (O) play "The Long Hole", using bicycles, American edition.

5. The cyclist is Constable Harold Potter; P is Lord Ickenham [Uncle Dynamite, Ch. 7]

Bonus: Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge (aka Mr Smallweed) made this deal in Love Amog the Chickens (1921) and the matter is recapped in the short story "No Wedding Bells for Him".