# Short Fiction — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Short Fiction by P. G. Wodehouse.

- [When Papa Swore in Hindustani](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/when-papa-swore-in-hindustani.md): Colonel Reynolds threatens to shoot his daughter Sylvia's pug, Tommy, for destroying his carnations. Sylvia loves the dog because it was a gift from Reginald Dallas, whom the colonel refused to let her marry after Dallas
- [Tom, Dick, and Harry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/tom-dick-and-harry.md): Tom Ellison and Dick Henley, both in love with Dolly Burn, agree to let a village cricket match decide who gets to propose to her first. They persuade the curate, Rev. Henry Drew, to let them bat together. Both score exa
- [In Alcala](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/in-alcala.md): The chapter follows the intertwined lives of several characters in the Alcala district, exploring themes of love, ambition, and social maneuvering. Key events include George Balmer's romantic encounter on the promenade a
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/i.md): Rutherford Maxwell, an Englishman working at the New Asiatic Bank in New York, spends his nights writing stories in his cheap hall-bedroom at Alcala. Despite the heat and loneliness, he persists, dreaming of a holiday. O
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/ii.md): Rutherford Maxwell, an English bank clerk in New York, is visited by Peggy Norton, a chorus girl from 'The Island of Girls.' They engage in a playful conversation where Peggy criticizes his excessive politeness and encou

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- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [Out of School](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/out-of-school.md)
- [Ahead of Schedule](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/ahead-of-schedule.md)
- [By Advice of Counsel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/by-advice-of-counsel.md)
- [Deep Waters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/deep-waters.md)
- [Misunderstood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/misunderstood.md)
- [Rough-Hew Them How We Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/rough-hew-them-how-we-will.md)
- [The Goalkeeper and the Plutocrat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/the-goalkeeper-and-the-plutocrat.md)
- [The Good Angel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/the-good-angel.md)
- [The Man Upstairs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/the-man-upstairs.md)
- [The Man, the Maid, and the Miasma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/the-man-the-maid-and-the-miasma.md)
- [When Doctors Disagree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/when-doctors-disagree.md)
- [Pots O'Money](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/pots-o-money.md)
- [Absent Treatment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/absent-treatment.md)
- [The Best Sauce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/the-best-sauce.md)
- [Disentangling Old Duggie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/disentangling-old-duggie.md)
- [Three from Dunsterville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/three-from-dunsterville.md)
- [Ruth in Exile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/ruth-in-exile.md)
- [Sir Agravaine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/sir-agravaine.md)
- [The Man Who Disliked Cats](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/the-man-who-disliked-cats.md)
- [The Tuppenny Millionaire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/the-tuppenny-millionaire.md)
- [Something to Worry About](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/something-to-worry-about.md)
- [Crowned Heads](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/crowned-heads.md)
- [Death at the Excelsior](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/death-at-the-excelsior.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [One Touch of Nature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/one-touch-of-nature.md)
- [At Geisenheimer's](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/at-geisenheimer-s.md)
- [Bill the Bloodhound](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/bill-the-bloodhound.md)
- [Black for Luck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/black-for-luck.md)
- [Concealed Art](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/concealed-art.md)
- [The Making of Mac's](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/the-making-of-mac-s.md)
- [The Mixer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/the-mixer.md)
- [I: He Meets a Shy Gentleman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/i-he-meets-a-shy-gentleman.md)
- [II: He Moves in Society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/ii-he-moves-in-society.md)
- [The Romance of an Ugly Policeman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/the-romance-of-an-ugly-policeman.md)
- [The Test Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/the-test-case.md)
- [Wilton's Holiday](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/wilton-s-holiday.md)
- [The Man with Two Left Feet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/the-man-with-two-left-feet.md)
- [A Sea of Troubles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/a-sea-of-troubles.md)
- [Mister Potter Takes a Rest Cure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/mister-potter-takes-a-rest-cure.md)
- [Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_42_se/chapters/lord-emsworth-acts-for-the-best.md)

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