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Albert Peasemarch
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David M. Harris
2009-08-31 17:51:26 UTC
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Reading The Luck of the Bodkins for the first time, I am pleased to
encounter my old (although here somewhat younger) friend Albert
Peasemarch, whom I met in Cocktail Time. Does he pop up in any other books?
Mike Schilling
2009-08-31 18:10:53 UTC
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Post by David M. Harris
Reading The Luck of the Bodkins for the first time, I am pleased to
encounter my old (although here somewhat younger) friend Albert
Peasemarch, whom I met in Cocktail Time. Does he pop up in any other books?
Just those two, according to _Who's Who in Wodehouse_. I didn't see
much similarity between the two appearances, myself. What's funny
about the LotB version is his cluelessness about his place, while the
CT version is if anything overly humble.
David M. Harris
2009-08-31 19:39:37 UTC
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Post by David M. Harris
Reading The Luck of the Bodkins for the first time, I am pleased to
encounter my old (although here somewhat younger) friend Albert
Peasemarch, whom I met in Cocktail Time. Does he pop up in any other books?
Just those two, according to _Who's Who in Wodehouse_. I didn't see
much similarity between the two appearances, myself. What's funny
about the LotB version is his cluelessness about his place, while the
CT version is if anything overly humble.
Well, he had more than twenty years to learn his craft -- as well as get
pally with Lord Ickenham -- in between.
Mike Schilling
2009-08-31 22:46:02 UTC
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Reading The Luck of the Bodkins for the first time, I am pleased to
encounter my old (although here somewhat younger) friend Albert
Peasemarch, whom I met in Cocktail Time. Does he pop up in any
other
books?
Just those two, according to _Who's Who in Wodehouse_. I didn't see
much similarity between the two appearances, myself. What's funny
about the LotB version is his cluelessness about his place, while the
CT version is if anything overly humble.
Well, he had more than twenty years to learn his craft -- as well as
get pally with Lord Ickenham -- in between.
Fair enough. But if the Cocktail Time butler had been called (say)
Keggs, would it have occurred to you that he resembled an older
version of steward Peasemarch?
Swordfish
2009-09-04 08:52:29 UTC
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Reading The Luck of the Bodkins for the first time, I am pleased to
encounter my old (although here somewhat younger) friend Albert
Peasemarch, whom I met in Cocktail Time. Does he pop up in any
other
books?
Just those two, according to _Who's Who in Wodehouse_.  I didn't
see
much similarity between the two appearances, myself.  What's funny
about the LotB version is his cluelessness about his place, while the
CT version is if anything overly humble.
Well, he had more than twenty years to learn his craft -- as well as
get pally with Lord Ickenham -- in between.
Fair enough.  But if the Cocktail Time butler had been called (say)
Keggs, would it have occurred to you that he resembled an older
version of steward Peasemarch?
Is this Albert Peacemarch's description, when he was a steward in
LotB?

'' The steward was a man in the middle forties, and time had robbed
him of practically all his hair, giving him in niggardly exchange a
pink pimple by the side of his nose.''


How much did he change in 20 years?

Swordfish
David M. Harris
2009-09-05 00:24:59 UTC
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Reading The Luck of the Bodkins for the first time, I am pleased to
encounter my old (although here somewhat younger) friend Albert
Peasemarch, whom I met in Cocktail Time. Does he pop up in any
other
books?
Just those two, according to _Who's Who in Wodehouse_. I didn't see
much similarity between the two appearances, myself. What's funny
about the LotB version is his cluelessness about his place, while the
CT version is if anything overly humble.
Well, he had more than twenty years to learn his craft -- as well as
get pally with Lord Ickenham -- in between.
Fair enough. But if the Cocktail Time butler had been called (say)
Keggs, would it have occurred to you that he resembled an older
version of steward Peasemarch?
Is this Albert Peacemarch's description, when he was a steward in
LotB?
'' The steward was a man in the middle forties, and time had robbed
him of practically all his hair, giving him in niggardly exchange a
pink pimple by the side of his nose.''
How much did he change in 20 years?
Swordfish
That is Peasemarch. I haven't gone back to CT to look up his description.
David M. Harris
2009-09-05 00:23:41 UTC
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Reading The Luck of the Bodkins for the first time, I am pleased to
encounter my old (although here somewhat younger) friend Albert
Peasemarch, whom I met in Cocktail Time. Does he pop up in any
other
books?
Just those two, according to _Who's Who in Wodehouse_. I didn't see
much similarity between the two appearances, myself. What's funny
about the LotB version is his cluelessness about his place, while the
CT version is if anything overly humble.
Well, he had more than twenty years to learn his craft -- as well as
get pally with Lord Ickenham -- in between.
Fair enough. But if the Cocktail Time butler had been called (say)
Keggs, would it have occurred to you that he resembled an older
version of steward Peasemarch?
Almost certainly not.
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