of programme, the iron has entered into your soul.”
“Not at all, sir.”
“Oh, yes, it has. I’ve seen it. Very well, then.
What I wish to impress upon you, Jeeves, is that I have not been actuated in this matter by any mere idle whim. It was through no light and airy caprice that I accepted this invitation to Lady Wickham’s. I have been angling for it for weeks, prompted by many considerations.
In the first place, does one get the Yuletide spirit at a spot like Monte Carlo?”
“Does one desire the Yuletide spirit, sir?”
“Certainly one does. I am all for it. Well, that’s one thing. Now here’s another. It was imperative that I should come