“Why?” I said.
“He assaulted a constable, sir.”
“Lord Pershore assaulted a constable!”
“Yes, sir.”
I digested this.
“But, Jeeves, I say! This is frightful!”
“Sir?”
“What will Lady Malvern say when she finds out?”
“I do not fancy that her ladyship will find out, sir.”
“But she’ll come back and want to know where he is.”