This is part of an ongoing effort by the members of the Blandings Yahoo! Group to document references, allusions, quotations, etc. Right Ho, Jeeves was originally annotated by Dan last name unknown aka Worplesdon. The notes have been somewhat reformatted and substantially extended by others, notably Neil Midkiff [NM], but credit goes to Dan for his original efforts, even while we bear the blame for errors of fact or interpretation.
It was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post , the Grand Magazine , and the Yorkshire Weekly Post prior to book publication; see this page for details of serial appearances.
These annotations and their page numbers relate to the โ Penguin paperback, in which the text covers pp. Literally, wait while a telephone conversation is temporarily interrupted; figuratively, be patient during the following digression.
Southern French city renowned for tourism, nightlife, and gambling. Now chiefly known for its film festival, begun in A waist-length fitted jacket, originally part of a military dress uniform, worn at formal dinners and the like; typically made with brass buttons.
White mess jackets were briefly in fashion in the early s for civilian semiformal dress in warm-climate resorts such as Palm Beach, Florida; more at this link. The image at right is actor Clark Gable in just such a jacket.
