Uncle Fred in the Springtime
“His eyes were bulging, and he began to pour out his troubles almost before the door was open. There was nothing in his bearing of a young man who has just concluded a satisfactory financial deal.
‘I say, Uncle Fred, he’s not there! Horace, I mean. At his flat, I mean. He’s gone, I mean.’ ‘Gone?’ ‘Webster told me he had just left in his car with a gentleman.’ Lord Ickenham, while appreciating his nephew’s natural chagrin, was disposed to make light of the matter.
‘A little after-luncheon spin th...rough the park with a crony, no doubt. He will return.’ ‘But he won’t, dash it!’ cried Pongo, performing the opening steps of a sort of tarantella.
‘That’s the whole point. He took a lot of luggage with him. He may be away for weeks. And George Budd planning to unleash Erb on me if I don’t pay up by Wednesday!’ Lord Ickenham perceived that the situation was more serious than he had supposed.
‘Did Webster say where he was off to?’ ‘No. He didn’t know.’ ‘Tell me the whole story in your own words, my boy, omitting no detail, however slight.’ Pongo marshalled his facts.MoreLess
‘I say, Uncle Fred, he’s not there! Horace, I mean. At his flat, I mean. He’s gone, I mean.’ ‘Gone?’ ‘Webster told me he had just left in his car with a gentleman.’ Lord Ickenham, while appreciating his nephew’s natural chagrin, was disposed to make light of the matter.
‘A little after-luncheon spin th...rough the park with a crony, no doubt. He will return.’ ‘But he won’t, dash it!’ cried Pongo, performing the opening steps of a sort of tarantella.
‘That’s the whole point. He took a lot of luggage with him. He may be away for weeks. And George Budd planning to unleash Erb on me if I don’t pay up by Wednesday!’ Lord Ickenham perceived that the situation was more serious than he had supposed.
‘Did Webster say where he was off to?’ ‘No. He didn’t know.’ ‘Tell me the whole story in your own words, my boy, omitting no detail, however slight.’ Pongo marshalled his facts.MoreLess
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