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“Watching you at work, I was reminded of the young lady of Natchez, whose clothes were all tatters and patches. In alluding to which, she would say, "Well, Ah itch, and wherever ah itches, Ah scratches.”

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Book:Cocktail Time
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Cocktail Time

This novel by P.G. Wodehouse follows the misadventures of the Earl of Ickenham, who, after a chance encounter, decides to write a provocative book about the cocktail hour under a pen name. The book's publication causes a stir among his family and acquaintances, resulting in a series of farcical events involving mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and legal threats. The story is a lighthearted exploration of British upper-class manners and the chaos that ensues when a seemingly harmless joke spirals out of control. more

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