The code that Bertie Wooster follows while interacting with the denizens of Plumsville has several finer shades to it.
Here are some more examples, as gleaned from The Code of the Woosters.
Being a Boy Scout and a Bulldog
Bertie is invariably happy when playing the role of a boy scout. Performing little acts of kindness makes him happy. When Aunt Dahlia sends him off on a mission to sneer at the cow-creamer in an antique shop, he does not mind his morning plans getting changed.
When he arrives at the shop on Brampton Road, he runs into Sir Watkyn Bassett, CBE. The bulldog strain in the Woosters comes into play. He does not run away. He stands firm.
A Resilience of Nature
These are his feelings when, prodded by Jeeves and Stiffy, he agrees to go and tell Pop Bassett that he plans to marry Stiffy.
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