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Sippy

A friend of Bertie's whose inferiority complex and Cambridge examination troubles require Jeeves's most audacious scheme to resolve.

supporting

Also known as poor old Sippy, old Sippy, Old Sippy

First appearance: The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy

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

Sentenced to thirty days in prison for assaulting a police officer; originally supposed to visit the Pringles.
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Sippy—Mr. Sipperley—is a Cambridge man whose anxieties have landed him in a predicament requiring Bertie's intervention and Jeeves's most improbable solution: Bertie impersonating Sippy at Cambridge. His troubles stem…

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Character Web

11 connections

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WAWaterburyHGHonoria GlossopJEJeevesBWBertie WoosterSRSir Roderick G…SISippy

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Bertie's Social Circle
  • Extended Cast & Betting Schemes
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because Bertie’s passive decision to accept Lady Wickham’s invitation—o…

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See Sippy in The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy