- Reginald Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir, and the air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behaviour of its inhabitants in 1776.
- Bertie Wooster: What happened in 1776, Jeeves?
- Reginald Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it if it's convenient to you, sir.
- Jeeves: [on the telephone, anonymously calling the local police] 'Tis Old Boggy. He be abroad tonight. He be headed for the railway station.