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06:07 pm: Jeeves & Wooster flashfic: Straight Face
Inspired by dialogue with [info]whatho and [info]mllesatine. Much thanks.

"I endeavour to give satisfaction," Jeeves paused. I eyed him with a bit of uncertainty, rather like I think that chap who went around slaying dragons all the time when a fresh dragon showed up at a time when he was out of his armour and his sword had gone away to be spring-cleaned and his horse was having lunch. Not that I'd call Jeeves a dragon. Or myself a saint, for that matter. In fact, some people, naming no aunts, claim Jeeves is a saint for putting up with me. Which I suppose would make me a dragon. Anyway, the point I am trying to convey is, that when Jeeves pauses like that it's dashed worrying, because he's obviously turning something over in his mighty brain, and I was, I admit, just a bit convulsing with anxiety that I'd gone one step too far and the next words out of his mouth were going to be "I wish to tender my resignation, sir."

Jeeves has very noticeable eyebrows. I notice them, anyway. One of his eyebrows went up, some fraction of an inch, and his mouth twitched just a bit. He said, in his usual mellow and mellifluous tones, "...young Master."

A gentleman must draw a veil over what followed - the private relationship of a gentleman with his gentleman's gentleman being no concern of the rest of the world - but if you were in any doubt, Jeeves always gives the utmost satisfaction. And I endeavour to reciprocate.


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From:[info]whatho
Date:dayordMay 2009 12:54 pm (UTC)
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Oh! That's divine, and the voice is spot on. Bravo.
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From:[info]yonmei
Date:dayordMay 2009 01:00 pm (UTC)
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I don't think it's really spot-on - Bertie is terribly difficult to voice! - but thank you. *purrs*
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From:[info]mllesatine
Date:dayordMay 2009 02:37 pm (UTC)
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I really liked the biblical reference. I heard that he does that all the time in the books but fandom generally doesn't indulge in any bible talk.
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From:[info]mllesatine
Date:dayordMay 2009 03:20 pm (UTC)
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Mmmm, I think I have never inspired fic before. :)
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From:[info]yonmei
Date:dayordMay 2009 03:50 pm (UTC)
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You should definitely be inspirational more often! That was fun.
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From:[info]yonmei
Date:dayordMay 2009 03:52 pm (UTC)
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Saint George isn't really a Biblical reference. There aren't any dragons in the Bible.

(There should be, but there aren't.)
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From:[info]mllesatine
Date:dayordMay 2009 04:00 pm (UTC)
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Damn. Religious reference then.
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From:[info]whatho
Date:dayordMay 2009 02:18 am (UTC)
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I can't particularly recall his doing so, but it's very likely. He's proud of his prize in Scripture Knowledge.
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