1. Sigsbee Waddington (B) receives a surprising piece of financial news from "United Beef" (A) [The Small Bachelor, ch. 11].

2. Frederick, Lord Ickenham, does most of the talking while Sally Painter is wading into the caviare [Uncle Dynamite, ch. 4].

3. The good-looking blighter is Adrian Peake (D), the female half of the sketch being the equally abominable Princess Heloise von und zu Dwornitzchek (E) [Summer Moonshine, ch. 6].

4. This is Kelly Stickney filling in Jane Martyn on the dining habits of the late Theodore Stickney [Company for Henry, ch. 4].

5. Here we have Dr Ambrose Gussett (F) interviewing tennis player Dwight Messmore ["Up from the Depths", from Nothing Serious].

Round 382 - 15 January 2009

1. George Caffyn (B) advises Bertie Wooster, instructed by his Aunt Agatha (C) to keep an eye on Cyril Bassington-Bassington (A), to pursue a political career in the United States [The Inimitable Jeeves, ch. 9].

2. Mike Cardinal (F) re-introduces himself to Lord Shortlands (G), whose daughter Terry (H) he loves, and who is also the father of Tony (D) and the master of Beevor Castle (E) [Spring Fever, ch. 6].

3. Jeeves (K) arrives just in time to ease the tension between Lord Rowcester (or Towcester) (J) and Jill Wyvern [Ring for Jeeves (UK), ch. 5 / The Return of Jeeves (US), ch. 4].

4. Igor Llewellyn is more than satisfied with the services rendered by Sandy Miller (L) and Monty Bodkin [Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin, ch. 6].

5. The subject of this lyrical outburst in a New York newspaper is the very presidentially named Washington McCall (M) [Indiscretions of Archie, ch. 22].

Round 383 - 25 January 2009

1. Lady Constance (B) is going to ask Beach (C) to send for the knives-and-boots boy to retrieve a letter which has fallen under the bed of Alaric, Duke of Dunstable (A) [A Pelican at Blandings, ch. 10].

2. The trouserless character, heading for the Blue Lion (D), is Freddie Widgeon ["Trouble Down at Tudsleigh", from Young Men in Spats].

3. Frederick Threepwood needs the support of a passing knives-and-boots boy employed by the Emsworth Arms (E), because of the failure of Bill Lister (F) to ingratiate himself with Clarence, Lord Emsworth (G) [Full Moon, ch. 5].

4. Percy (K) is excluded from the conference table by Constable Potter (H), with Sir Aylmer Bostock (J) in the background [Uncle Dynamite, ch. 9].

Extra credit: Otis Painter borrows a bicycle from Erbut, the boot-cleaning boy in ch. 14 of Uncle Dynamite.

Round 384 - 2 February 2009

1. This is a bucked-up Rev. Augustine Mulliner (B) speaking tersely to his landlady, Mrs Wardle (A) ["Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo", from Meet Mr Mulliner].

2. Miss Beulah Brinkmeyer (C), incensed by the attitude of Lord Havershot (in Joey Cooley's body), says it with hot-water bottles, while Mr Brinkmeyer (D) witnesses the assault [Laughing Gas, ch. 18].

3. This row between John Carroll (G) and Pat Wyvern (F) – who live in Rudge (H) – was caused by an unfortunate intervention of Hugo Carmody (E) [Money for Nothing, ch. 4].

4. Bertie Wooster is speaking to Jeeves (J) about one of the feats of Roberta Wickham ["Jeeves and the Yule-Tide Spirit", from Very Good, Jeeves].

5. Berry Conway (L) has all the hot-water bottles he needs, thanks to the care of Mrs Wisdom (M) [Big Money, ch. 3].

Round 385 - 10 February 2009

1. In his wooing of the manicurist Polly Brown (A) Tony Price (C) (at the time a barber otherwise known as The Earl of Droitwich) is inspired by his colleague George Christopher Meech (B). If I Were You, ch. 17.

2. In the very romantic surroundings of Waterloo Station Bill West (D) unexpectedly encounters Felicia Sheridan (E), whom he believes to be in America. Bill the Conqueror, ch. 14, II.

3. Torquil Paterson Frisby (F) would have liked his proposal to Lady Vera Mace (G) to be more romantic, but it was not to be. Big Money, ch. 11, I.

4. This time Kay Derrick (I) doesn’t mind Sam Shotter (H) kissing her. Sam the Sudden (UK)/Sam in the Suburbs (US), ch. 26.

5. John Carroll (L) doesn’t at all like Hugo Carmody (K) interfering with his wooing of Pat Wyvern (J). Money for Nothing, ch. 4, II.

Round 386 - 21 February 2009

1. Lord Ickenham and Bill Oakshott are the first-class passengers on the train from Wockley Junction (A) to Eggmarsh St John (B), Ashenden Oakshott (C) and Bishop’s Ickenham (D). Uncle Dynamite ch. 1.

2. After attending the wedding of his cousin George (G), Ronald Fish (E) alights on the platform of Market Blandings Station (F). Heavy Weather ch. 6.

3. George Mulliner (H) is having an eventful journey. “The Truth about George”, Mr Mulliner Speaking.

4. Bertie Wooster (J) is talking about himself in the third person, describing his journey from King’s Deverill (K) trying to retrieve the letter in which Gussie Fink-Nottle had severed relations with his betrothed Madeleine Bassett. All the time the sun is behaving as described by Esmond Haddock’s (L) Aunt Charlotte (M). The Mating Season ch. 15.

5. Hugo Carmody is telling John Carroll (P) about his horrible journey from Ronnie Fish’s (N) flat in London to Rudge (O) where he hopes to intercept his letter to Pat Wyvern (Q) containing his proposal of marriage to her. Money for Nothing ch. 15, II.

Extra Credit: Bobbie Wickham advises Roland Attwater to take the 3.15 am milk train to get from Skeldings Hall to London, thus escaping her mother’s wrath, although Bobbie herself was the real culprit. "Something Squishy", Mr Mulliner Speaking.

Round 387 - 2 March 2009

1. The calculations of Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) (A) were disputed by Dollen (Wilhelm Döllen 1820-1897) (B) in his book published 1863 in St Petersburg, but never made into a musical. The Old Reliable ch.17. There is a similar passage in The Small Bachelor. My paperback edition of The Old Reliable has Rogers instead of Rodgers, surely a misprint.

2. Why should one tell the King of Denmark about Archibald Mealing (C) winning a golf championship? Perhaps the kings were particularly gullible – at least a number of Danish kings were not exactly famous for their intelligence. “Archibald’s Benefit” in The Man Upstairs.

3. Oscar Swenson (D) didn’t like competition from Sam Marlowe. The Girl on the Boat ch. 2/Three Men and a Maid (US). Though I speak and understand Swedish I am no good at swearing so I don’t know what Oscar Swenson is likely to have said.

4. The butler Andrew Ferris is relating to Clarkson (F2) events happening to him in The Small Bachelor when he was butler to the Waddington (F1) family at their Old Westbury (E) home. He has changed his Christian name from Rupert Antony since then. Company for Henry ch 5,2/The Purloined Paperweight (US). My first edition of Company for Henry has the Waterbury home, but from the context it should be Waddington.

5. Lancelot Bassington Mulliner’s (H) poem Darkling (G) is not a success with his uncle Jeremiah Briggs. “Came the Dawn” in Meet Mr Mulliner.

Extra Credit. According to the Junior Ganymede club book “Stilton” Cheesewright does Swedish exercises in the nude before breakfast. Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit ch 4. In the same book ch. 2 he admonishes Bertie Wooster to do them so that he should be fit for the Drones Club Darts Competition, but he would rather leave them to the Swedes.

Others doing Swedish exercises are:

Wally Mason – Jill the Reckless/The Little Warrior (US)
Kirk Winfield – The Coming of Bill
George Mulliner – “The Truth About George” in Meet Mr Mulliner
Major Flood-Smith – Big Money
Jane Yorke – “Lord Emsworth acts for the best” in Blandings Castle and Elsewhere
Ashe Marson does the Larsen Exercises invented by Lieutenant Larsen of the Danish Army in Something Fresh or of the Swedish Army in Something New.
Sir Claude Lynn removed nearly all his clothes and did exercises – “Something Squishy” in Mr Mulliner Speaking.

As reported by Dolly Molloy, Lord Uffenham did his “Daily Dozen” stripped to the waist with mauve brazes – Money in the Bank.

Mortimer Mason (Summer Lightning) and Charlotte Rowbotham (“Comrade Bingo") should do Swedish exercises, but then who shouldn’t if Wodehouse could do them at the age of 90.

It is doubtful whether Izzy Baerman, Mrs Bradbury Fisher, Alexander Paterson and Sam Fisher actually did Swedish exercises.

Round 388 - 10 March 2009

1. George Albert Balmer didn’t go to Roville because of disappointed love, but love was the reason for his playing boule. It all ended happily though. “The Tuppenny Millionaire” in The Man Upstairs.

2. In the Public Amusement Gardens of St Rocque (C) Terry Trent (A) does not read Le Petit St Rocqeois (B), but she is going to help Frederick Carpenter out of an embarrassing situation. French Leave ch. 4.

3. In Saint Brüle (E) Mortimer Sturgis (D) is going to fall in love with a nice, but non-golfing girl. "Sundered Hearts" in The Clicking of Cuthbert.

4. Monty Bodkin (F) is receiving an unpleasant telegram from Gertrude (tip-toeing through the tulips) Butterwick (G). The Luck of the Bodkins, ch.1.

5. Sergeant Brichoux (H) is looking for a Mr Mulliner (I). "George and Alfred" in Plum Pie.

6. After failing to retrieve his wallet and keys from a Parisian Sergeant of Police Jerry Zoosmeet (or Shoesmith) (J) is treated to coffee and brandy by Kay Christopher. Frozen Assets ch.2,2/Biffen’s Millions (US).

Round 389 - 17 March 2009

1. Ashe Marson admits that his detective, Gridley Quayle, is heavily dependent on coincidences for his success. (Something Fresh, Chapter 10)

2. Galahad Threepwood tells Sue Brown an anecdote about Puffy Benger. (Heavy Weather, Chapter 10)

3. Sidney McMurdo and Smallwood Bessemer, who have both had disagreements with their fiancées, are about to exchange fiancées. ("Tangled Hearts," Nothing Serious)

4. Roderick Spode, though a human gorilla, is no match for a cook (Emerald Stoker) armed with a china basin. (Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves, Chapter 15)

5. Lord Ickenham, who had earlier expressed his distaste for "those strained coincidences which are so inartistic," finds himself confronted with one, at least in the view of the Duke of Dunstable. (Uncle Fred in the Springtime, Chapter 20)

6. Anastatia, Jane and William Bates all have appointments at four. ("The Purification of Rodney Spelvin," The Heart of a Goof)

Round 390 - 30 March 2009

1. Lord Emsworth is in shock after seeing a boy tantalize Empress of Blandings with a potato on a string. (Service with a Smile, Chapter 4)

2. Augustus Fink-Nottle’s description of Roderick Spode eating asparagus displays his Flaubertian gift for the mot juste. (The Code of the Woosters, Chapter 4)

3. Mr Bunting discourses to Lord Tilbury on the effect various vegetables have on his digestion. (Frozen Assets, US title Biffen’s Millions, Chapter 9)

4. Thomas Kitchener tries to woo Sally Preston with vegetables. (“Something to Worry About”, The Man Upstairs and Other Stories)

5. F is Freddie Widgeon; Mr Cornelius is the dispenser of lettuce. (Ice in the Bedroom, Chapter 26)

Bonus point: Lord Ickenham uses a knife, a piece of bread, and a radish to represent, respectively, Empress of Blandings, the Duke of Dunstable, and Lady Constance. (Uncle Fred in the Springtime, Chapter 6)