was Jeeves. He had shimmered in, carrying my evening things, and was standing there holding out the key. I could have massacred the man.
“Thank you,” said my uncle.
“Not at all, sir.”
The next moment Uncle Willoughby had opened the drawer. I shut my eyes.
“No,” said Uncle Willoughby, “there is nothing here. The drawer is empty. Thank you, Bertie. I hope I have not disturbed you. I fancy—er—Berkeley must have taken his case with him after all.”
When he had gone I shut the door carefully. Then I turned to Jeeves. The man was putting my evening things out on a chair.
“Er—Jeeves!”
“Sir?”
“Oh, nothing.”
It was deuced difficult to know how to begin.
“Er—Jeeves!”
“Sir?”
“Did you—Was there—Have you by