“But you cancelled the booking?”
“No, sir.”
“I thought you had.”
“No, sir.”
“I told you to.”
“Yes, sir. It was remiss of me, but the matter slipped my mind.”
“Oh?”
“Yes, sir.”
“All right, Jeeves. Monte Carlo ho, then.”
“Very good, sir.”
“It’s lucky, as things have turned out, that you forgot to cancel that booking.”
“Very fortunate indeed, sir. If you will wait here, sir, I will return to your room and procure a suit of clothes.”