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Claude and Eustace

Bertie's twin cousins, Oxford undergraduates of boundless cheek and dubious ambition, forever cadging meals and dragging Bertie into their schemes.

supporting

Also known as Lord Claude, Claude, Eustace, young Eustace, Mr. Eustace

First appearance: The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace

As a supporting figure in Jeeves Stories, Claude and Eustace is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Bertie's cousins, who encounter him in the park and try to borrow money for lunch.

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Claude and Eustace are a matched pair of cheerful scroungers whose Oxford careers seem to consist chiefly of extracting money and hospitality from their elder cousin Bertie. They are candidates for a college club called The Seekers, though what they seek is never made clear, and their talent for landing in scrapes is matched only by their shamelessness in escaping them. They matter because they embody the freeloading-relative menace that Wodehouse renders so funny, and their presence invariably signals that Bertie's peace is about to be shattered.

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Bertie's Social Circle
Extended Cast & Betting Schemes
Troublesome Acquaintances

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Bertie Wooster
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Claude and Eustace are Bertie's twin cousins, known for their mischievous and often… How this plays out →
Bertie Wooster
family · ambivalent
Claude and Eustace are Bertie's twin cousins, known for their mischievous and often… How this plays out →

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Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch
Bertie's cousins, who encounter him in the park and try to borrow money for lunch.
The Great Sermon Handicap
Bertie's cousins, part of the reading party and co-organizers of the betting event.
The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace
Bertie's high-spirited cousins, expelled from Oxford, who pester Marion Wardour and are tricked into sailing to South Africa.
Bingo and the Little Woman
Mentioned as having departed a week or so before the events of the chapter.

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