strictly for PG Wodehouse readers! APLOMB!!Bertie Wooster was in the study when his butler (okay, manservant)Jeeves approached and coughed discreetly. May I ask you a question mylord?By all means, Jeeves, said Bertie.I am doing the crossword in The Times and I have found a word withwhich I am unfamiliar.What word is that? said his lordship.Aplomb, my lord. Now thats a difficult one to explain I would say it is self-assuranceor complete composure.Thank you, Sir, but Im still a little confused.Let me give you an example to make it clearer. Do you remember a fewmonths ago the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived to spend a weekendwith us at Aunt Agathas place?I remember the occasion very well, my lord. It gave the staff andmyself much pleasure to look after them.Also, continued Bertie Wooster, do you remember when the Duke pluckeda bloom for the Duchess in the rose garden?I was present on that occasion, my lord, ministering to their needs.While plucking the rose, a thorn embedded itself in his thumb very deeply.Jeeves replied, I witnessed the incident, my lord, and saw the Duchessherself remove the thorn and wrap a bandage on his thumb using her owndainty handkerchief, after sucking the thumb gently to stop thebleeding. Yes, my lord, I did see everything that transpired that evening.Bertie Wooster: Jeeves, the next morning while you were pouring tea forHer Ladyship, the Duchess asked the Duke in a loud voice,Darling is your prick still throbbing?And you, Jeeves, did not spill one drop of tea! Now that is aplomb!
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 13:06:04 +0000
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