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Anyway, with all the discussion we’ve been
having about Biggles and women, it seemed appropriate to post up this snippet
from Biggles & Co.:
“[The door] was opened to admit Mrs. Symes, the housekeeper. ‘There’s a lady to see you, sir,’ she said.
‘A lady!’ Biggles frowned. ‘What sort of a lady?’
‘Oh, quite a lady, sir.’
‘But I don’t know any ladies. She must have come to the wrong house.’
‘Oh, no, sir. She asked for you personally.’
‘What is her name?’
‘She didn’t give her name.’
‘Oh, come on, Biggles, you can’t keep a lady waiting,’ protested Algy.
‘No, I suppose not,’ agreed Biggles awkwardly. ‘All right, Mrs. Symes, ask her to come in. And don’t stare at the door as if you’d never seen a lady before,’ he added, turning to the others.”
--Biggles & Co.
Well! All I can say is, if I ever get the
urge to visit the Mount Street flat, I’d be better off asking for Algy! Biggles
is so quick to distance himself from members of the fairer sex—“I don’t know
any ladies”, while only Algy the eternally charming realizes that it’s rude to
keep a girl waiting on the doorstep (from where she can presumably hear most of
what’s going on upstairs anyway).
You have to be right!
ReplyDeleteEven asking for Ginger or Bertie (if Algy happened to be out) would probably be better than asking for Biggles :-)))
Of course, you could read the comment, 'I don't know any ladies', in a different light (and yes, I am stirring the pot here!) - what sort of women does he know, then?!
ReplyDeleteMaybe he was afraid Marie had finally tracked him down....
ReplyDelete(evil grin)
Then he'd be hiding under the bed, if he had any sense at all!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if Biggles actually knew ANY women, apart from the ones he met on his adventures. He's not like Algy, who must have grown up going to lots of formal events and debutante balls and whatnots and met lots of ladies.
ReplyDeleteFunny that he tells the others not to stare as if they'd never seen a lady before. Tell the truth, Biggles. YOU'VE never seen a lady before, and you're the only one who's staring.
Well, that's just confirmation if any were needed, that Marie was not a lady. (and neither is Jane)
ReplyDeleteNo one seems to like Jane very much, do they? *smiles innocently*
ReplyDeleteBut she's so nice to Biggles too! What's wrong with her? :)
ReplyDeleteWhere do we start?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind a list. I realize that I'm going to have to write Biggles Married III now, as I know you're all going to kill me once you see the ending of II.
ReplyDeleteSo fire away :)