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Aunt Agatha is like an elephant—not so much to look at, for in appearance she resembles more a well-bred vulture, but because she never forgets.
Joy in the Morning (1947)
He vanished abruptly, like an eel going into mud.
Joy in the Morning (1947)
However devoutly a girl may worship the man of her choice, there always comes a time when she feels an irresistible urge to haul off and let him have it in the neck.
Joy in the Morning (1947)
We exchanged a meaning glance. Or, rather, two meaning glances, I giving him one and he giving me the other.
Joy in the Morning (1947)
She laughed - a solo effort. Nothing in the prevailing circumstances made me feel like turning it into a duet.
Joy in the Morning (1947)
His eyes were rolling in their sockets, and his face had taken on the colour and expression of a devout tomato. I could see he loved like a thousand bricks.
Joy in the Morning (1947)
There was a sound in the background like a distant sheep coughing gently on a mountainside. Jeeves sailing into action.
Joy in the Morning (1947)
I suppose this was really the moment for embarking upon an impassioned defence of Boko, stressing his admirable qualities. Not being able to think of any, however, I remained silent.
Joy in the Morning (1947)
On his good mornings, I don't suppose there are more than a handful of men in the W. 1 postal district of London swifter to spot oompus-boompus than Bertram Wooster, and this was one of my particularly good mornings. I saw the whole hideous plot.
Joy in the Morning (1947)