The exquisite code of politeness of the Woosters prevented me clipping…

P. G. Wodehouse
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The exquisite code of politeness of the Woosters prevented me clipping her one on the ear-hole, but I would have given a shilling to be able to do it. There seemed to me something deliberately fat-headed in the way she persisted in missing the gist. ✨ P. G. Wodehouse (2008). Right Ho, Jeeves (EasyRead Edition), p.133, ReadHowYouWant.com
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