Indiscretions of Archie

Indiscretions of Archie (1921)
by P. G. Wodehouse

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It wasn't Archie's fault really. It's true he went to America and fell in love with Lucille, the daughter of a millionaire hotel proprietor, and if he did marry her—well, what else was there to do?

From his point of view, the whole thing was a thoroughly good egg; but Mr. Brewster, his father-in-law, thought differently. Archie had neither money nor occupation, which was distasteful in the eyes of the industrious Mr. Brewster; but the real bar was the fact that he had once adversely criticised one of his hotels.

Archie does his best to heal the breach; but, being something of an ass, genus priceless, he finds it almost beyond his powers to placate "the man-eating fish" whom Providence has given him as a father-in-law.

—Text from the fly-leaf

1314089Indiscretions of Archie1921P. G. Wodehouse

INDISCRETIONS

OF ARCHIE

By P. G. WODEHOUSE

Author of

"The Little Warrior," "A Damsel in Distress,"
"Three Men and a Maid" etc.

A. L. BURT COMPANY

⁠Publishers⁠New York⁠

Published by arrangement with George H. Doran Company

Printed in U. S. A.

COPYRIGHT, 1921,

BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

copyright, 1920, by international magazine company

(cosmopolitan magazine)

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEDICATION

TO

B. W. KING-HALL

My dear Buddy,—

We have been friends for eighteen years, A considerable proportion of my books were written under your hospitable roof. And yet I have never dedicated one to you. What will be the verdict of Posterity on this? The fact is, I have become rather superstitious about dedications. No sooner do you label a book with the legend—

TO
MY BEST FRIEND
X

than X cuts you in Piccadilly, or you bring a lawsuit against him. There is a fatality about it. However, I can't imagine anyone quarrelling with you, and I am getting more attractive all the time, so let's take a chance.

Yours ever,

P. G. Wodehouse.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	DISTRESSING SCENE IN A HOTEL	11
II	A SHOCK FOR MR. BREWSTER	15
III	MR. BREWSTER DELIVERS SENTENCE	21
IV	WORK WANTED	28
V	STRANGE EXPERIENCE OF AN ARTIST'S MODEL	32
VI	THE BOMB	42
VII	MR. ROSCOE SHERRIFF HAS AN IDEA	55
VIII	A DISTURBED NIGHT FOR DEAR OLD SQUIFFY	67
IX	A LETTER FROM PARKER	80
X	DOING FATHER A BIT OF GOOD	92
XI	SALVATORE CHOOSES THE WRONG MOMENT	106
XII	BRIGHT EYES—AND A FLY	114
XIII	RALLYING ROUND PERCY	127
XIV	THE SAD CASE OF LOONEY BIDDLE	142
XV	SUMMER STORMS	154
XVI	ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION	169
XVII	BROTHER BILL'S ROMANCE	178
XVIII	THE SAUSAGE CHAPPIE	185
XIX	REGGIE COMES TO LIFE	196
XX	THE SAUSAGE CHAPPIE CLICKS	216
XXI	THE GROWING BOY	227
XXII	WASHY STEPS INTO THE HALL OF FAME	243
XXIII	MOTHER'S KNEE	255
XXIV	THE MELTING OF MR. CONNOLLY	268
XXV	THE WIGMORE VENUS	280
XXVI	A TALE OF A GRANDFATHER	293

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