Fixing It for Freddie
The story is about Bertram Wooster's attempt to help his friend Freddie Threepwood win the heart of Elizabeth Vickers by staging a fake scene on their veranda. The plan was for Freddie to play the piano while Bertram and Tootles, the child, would rehearse their lines on the veranda. However, things didn't go as planned. As they were rehearsing, Elizabeth Vickers happened to pass by and stopped at the foot of the steps. She started fussing over Tootles, who was holding a chunk of toffee that Bertram had given him earlier. When Tootles shouted "Kiss Fweddie!", Freddie came out on the veranda, and Elizabeth looked at him with sparkling eyes. Bertram tried to break up the scene by telling Elizabeth that they were just going down to the beach, but she didn't seem to be interested in leaving. She started talking to Tootles again, and Bertram told her about their plan to stage a fake scene on the veranda. However, Freddie remained silent throughout the whole ordeal. Just as it seemed like things couldn't get any worse for Freddie, Elizabeth started laughing uncontrollably at Bertram's story. Freddie still didn't say a word, but Elizabeth's laughter seemed to break the tension between them. As they were standing there, six children, two nurses, and several other people happened to pass by and stare at them. Down the road came galloping five more children, a dog, three men, and a boy, all about to stare. And on their porch, Freddie and Elizabeth stood clasped in each other's arms, completely unaware of the spectators around them. In the end, it seemed that everything had concluded most satisfactorily for Freddie and Elizabeth, despite his flubbing his lines.
By P. G. Wodehouse · First published 1912 · Genre: Comedy, Fiction, Short Story · 8,369 words
First lines
"Jeeves," I said, looking in on him one afternoon on my return from the club, "I don't want to interrupt you. "
"No, sir? "
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Date: 1912 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy, Fiction, Short Story
- Length: 8,369 words
- Structure: 1 section, 252 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Comedy — P. G. Wodehouse is well-known for his humorous and witty writing style, and 'Fixing It for Freddie' is a comedic story that includes much of Wodehouse's typical humor.
- Fiction — It's a made-up story with imaginary characters, making it a work of fiction.
- Short Story — 'Fixing It for Freddie' is a brief narrative, shorter than a novel, hence it fits into the short story genre.
Tags
comedy · humor · romance · British literature · satire · social class · friendship · misunderstanding · adventure · lighthearted · character-driven · witty dialogue