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Lord Emsworth: Quotes :

“ Beach ,” said Lord Emsworth. “M’lord?” “I’ve been swindled. This dashed thing doesn’t work .” “Your lordship cannot see clearly ?” “I can’t see at all, dash it. It’s all black .” The butler was an observant man. “ Perhaps if I were to remove the cap at the extremity of the instrument , m’lord, more satisfactory results might be obtained.” “Eh? Cap? Is there a cap? So there is. Take it off, Beach.” “Very good , m’lord.” “Ah!”

“It’s Aggie. My wife , you know .” “Well?” “She’s left me.” “Left you!” “Absolutely flat.”

”Why did you let him go? You must have known I would want to see him.” “What good would that have done?” “I could at least have assured him of my sympathy,” said Lady Constance stiffly. “Yes, I suppose you could,” said Lord Emsworth, having considered the point. “Not that he deserves any sympathy. The man’s an ass.” “ Nothing of the kind. A most intelligent young man, as young men go.” “Young? Would you call him young? Fifty, I should have said, if a day.” “Are you out of your senses? Heacham fifty?” “Not Heacham. Smithers.”

“Are you employed on a farm ?” “I was employed on a farm.” “Pigs?” said Lord Emsworth in a low, eager voice . “ Among other things.” Lord Emsworth gulped. His fingers clutched at the tablecloth.

“Hullo, guv’nor” “Well, Frederick ?” “How are you feeling ?” “Extremely ill.” “Might have been worse, you know.” “Bah!” “Watery grave and all that.” “Tchah!”

“I’ll – er – I’ll think it over, McAllister.” “Mphm.” “I have to go to the village now. I will see you later .” “Mphm.” Meanwhile , I will – er – think it over.” “Mphm.”

“Well, McAllister?” said Lord Emsworth coldly. “What is the matter , McAllister?” “You appear agitated, McAllister.”

“The fact is, guv’nor –“ “You know you are forbidden to come to London.” “Absolutely, guv’nor, but the fact is –“ “And why anybody but an imbecile should want to come to London when he could be at Blandings –“ “I know, guv’nor, but the fact is –“

Lord Emsworth laid a trembling hand upon his shoulder . “McAllister, I will raise your salary.” The beard twitched. “Dash it, I’ll double it!” The eyebrows flickered. “McAllister … Angus … “ said Lord Emsworth in a low voice. “Come back ! The pumpkin needs you.”
Lord Emsworth is the protagonist in the book. His full title is Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth, and Viscount Bosham. His character is kind, but a bit absent-minded. Throughout the book many of the actions and situations are related with him, some more, some less. He most likes being alone and either walking in the garden or reading a book in the library. Also, he does not stand one bit his son Freddie staying at the castle and is willing to do much to get rid of him. Throughout the book, he often gets into funny situations (Quotes 1,2). Also, he often drifts away from the topic on hand and starts to speak about what is on his mind at the moment. This often irritates many of the other characters ( Quote 3). He is absolutely possessed with his garden and the farm animals and products that might win him prizes. Because of that, he spends much time with them and worries about them. This is probably because he still has the old nobility manners and thus tries to spend his free time this way. Many of his ancestors took part in these contests and many of them won there. So, he does not want to be worse than his ancestors were and uses a lot of time and care on these things. His main obsessions are the Empress of Blandings and the great pumpkin. (Quotes 3,4,10). Lord Emsworth is very much attached to the old nobility manners. He tries to do everything like his ancestors did before him. It is most notable in his language : it is exactly like out of a 18th century nobleman’s mouth. Although he is deeply attached to these manners, he still prefers to walk in the garden in a more free “uniform”. He prefers something comfortable (Quote 5). Lord Emsworth and the gardener Angus McAllister often argue on topics concerning the garden and everything related to it. A good example is the dispute about whether or not to make a gravel path through the Blandings famous yew alley . But since they both know so much about flowers and love them, then they often have friendly chats on that topic (Quotes 6,7). Regarding the nobility manners, he is also very keen on that his son would marry someone from his own class or from a higher class. This is probably because of pride. The best and only example is how he finds out about Freddie seeing Aggie and responding accordingly. He is even willing to fire his gardener to keep Freddie from marrying. This shows that he cares more about his family that about his hobbies . Lord Emsworth is the typical aristocrat in Wodehouses works in that he is humorous and sometimes acts as an intelligent clown. He is also very unique and has a big impact on the plot . A different character would have made the plot a lot different. Also, the image the author created about him is very clear . He is the best character in the book, in my opinion.
Frederick Threepwood: Quotes:

“It’s Aggie. My wife, you know.” “Well?” “She’s left me.” “Left you!” “Absolutely flat.”

“Hullo, guv’nor!” said Freddie. “Well, Frederick?” said Lord Emsworth.

“Freddie, there’s something in this.” “You bet there’s something in it.” “But how can I ingratiate myself with your father ?” “Perfectly easy . Cluster round him. Hang on his every word. Help him out of chairs.”

“Hullo, guv’nor” “Well, Frederick?” “How are you feeling?” “Extremely ill.” “Might have been worse, you know.” “Bah!” “Watery grave and all that.” “Tchah!”

“Union? What are you talking about?” “ Gertrude and old Beefers.” “Who the devil is old Beefers?” “Oh, I forgot to tell you about that. This bird Popjoy’s name isn’t Popjoy. It’s Bingham. Old Beefy Bingham. You know, the fellow Aunt Georgie doesn’t want to marry Gertrude.” “Eh?”

“He’s a dog to be reckoned with. A dog that counts. And all through Donaldson’s Dog-Joy.” “I don’t want to talk about Donaldson’s Dog-Joy.” “I do. I want to give you a demonstration.”

“This is Bottles,” said Freddie. “Who?” “Bottles. The animal I touched on some little time back. Note the well-muscled frame .” “I never saw such a mongrel in my life.” “Kind hearts are more than coronets,” said Freddie. “The point at issue is not this dog’s pedigree.”

“Freddie,” said Gertrude, “may I borrow your car?” “ Certainly . Most decidedly. Going over to see old Beefers?”

“Oh!” said Freddie. He paused. “Oh, ah!” He paused again. “Oh, ah, yes! I’ve been meaning to tell you about that, guv’nor.” “You have, have you?” “All perfectly correct, you know. Oh, yes, indeed! All most absolutely correct-o! Nothing fishy, I mean to say, or anything like that. She’s my fiancée” A sharp howl escaped Lord Emsworth, as if one of the bees humming in the lavender-beds had taken time off to sting him in the neck.
Frederick “Freddie” Threepwood is the son of Lord Emsworth. At the start of the book, Freddie is still single and still living with his father. But then he meets Aggie and they start to meet secretly. Freddie is very resourceful and finds ways to get himself out of many different situations. Whenever he gets into trouble he always tries to make it look better, hoping that others would take it easier then. A good example is how he let his father know that he was engaged. Instead of just saying it out he tried to distract his fathers attention and just say it out in the middle of some other text (Quotes 4,10). Freddie also comes up with all sorts of plans on how to make something work . This is because he has seen a lot of movies and even written some himself. He tries to apply the plot to real life and through that help someone close in trouble. He is also very resourceful in this field (Quotes 4,6). Freddie works as a salesman in Donaldson’s Dog-Joy and does everything he can think of to sell the product. He uses tricks taught to him during the training and also tricks he himself has cooked up. Often they do not fall out as planned at first but that does not make him give up. Instead, he tries even harder. He works very hard for the company because it is his wife’s father’s company (Quotes 7,8). Freddie is willing to work very hard for the love of someone dear to him. Thus, he works extremely hard for Aggie and follows her to London, despite Lord Emsworth’s forbiddance. He is not afraid to use any means to save her marriage . Freddie is a caring husband and he loves her wife very much (Quotes 1,2). Freddie has a deep , personal connection with his cousin Gertrude. They grew up together and because of that they have a trust between them. They keep each other’s secrets and help each other out in case of trouble. Also, if something seems to be wrong then they are not afraid to speak is clear with each other. They are almost like a brother and a sister . That is probably because they grew up together like brothers and sisters do (Quotes 6,9). Freddie’s relationship with his father, Lord Emsworth, is more than extraordinary. They are not like fathers and sons usually are. Instead, they have a sort of a love-hate relationship without the love and hate parts. At times , they are quite neutral to each other and they get along just fine. At other times they cannot stand each other one bit. Their relationship turns towards the better the more the book approaches the end. This might also be because Freddie has been away in America and Lord Emsworth has had the peace he desired (Quotes 3,5). Freddie is one of the most interesting characters in the book. He is always doing something and develops through the book. Freddie is probably the most positive character in the book.

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