P. G. Wodehouse Discography A Pelican at Blandings

P. G. Wodehouse

A Pelican at Blandings

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Release date June 12, 2006

Tracklist

1

Part 01: “The summer day was drawing to a close and dusk had fallen on Blandings Castle.”

5:04

5:04

2

Part 02: “Selecting a volume from the shelf of pig books, his main source of mental refreshment, …”

8:18

8:18

3

Part 03: “It is possible that solitude and a further go at the pig book…”

2:43

2:43

4

Part 04: “At about the moment when Lady Constance was mounting the stairs…”

7:28

7:28

5

Part 05: “He went out into the hall, where the instrument was, …”

8:35

8:35

6

Part 06: “Gally stirred uneasily in his seat. He had always been a better raconteur than listener…”

2:43

2:43

7

Part 07: “The first person he saw on the platform was his brother Clarence…”

5:50

5:50

8

Part 08: “Up at the castle Beech was in his pantry sipping his evening glass of port…”

6:40

6:40

9

Part 09: “Two days elapsed before Linda Gilpin arrived.”

6:14

6:14

10

Part 10: “The Duke, a clear headed man, saw the objection to this immediately…”

4:26

4:26

11

Part 11: “Gally had had to change his plans. He had not been able to fulfil his intention…”

4:51

4:51

12

Part 12: “The Binks–Holloway anecdote was one of Gally’s best.”

4:38

4:38

13

Part 13: “‘I do not know why you call it revolting’, he said with dignity…”

4:34

4:34

14

Part 14: “The hollowness of John’s voice over the telephone…”

6:58

6:58

15

Part 15: “In order to avoid the glare of the sun, and the society of the Duke of Dunstable, …”

6:40

6:40

16

Part 16: “The train was just coming in as the car reached the station.”

2:17

2:17

17

Part 17: “Wilbur drank deeply of his gin and tonic to assist the marshalling of his thoughts.”

6:17

6:17

18

Part 18: “Night had fallen when John Halliday got back to London.”

7:42

7:42

19

Part 19: “‘Explain it from the beginning.’, he said.”

2:54

2:54

20

Part 20: “It wasn’t, however, till the following afternoon that John was at liberty to leave…”

4:44

4:44

21

Part 21: “He walked in a circle for a bit and must have mused to good purpose…”

4:05

4:05

22

Part 22: “It was Lord Emsworth who had so abruptly applied the closure…”

4:43

4:43

23

Part 23: “For three years in succession she’d been awarded the silver medal…”

4:40

4:40

24

Part 24: “The Duke of Dunstable prided himself on being a man who stood no nonsense…”

4:20

4:20

25

Part 25: “It was about time, reflected Gally, as he returned all fresh and rosy…”

5:26

5:26

26

Part 26: “The Duke found speech. ‘Do you know what time it is? …’”

3:47

3:47

27

Part 27: “To say that Lady Constance was glad to see her visitors…”

4:56

4:56

28

Part 28: “Lady Constance’s boudoir on the second floor of the castle…”

4:46

4:46

29

Part 29: “Thinking thus, he bubbled over with cheeriness…”

5:08

5:08

30

Part 30: “Several authorities have stated that the thing to do when your self control seems about to leave you…”

6:29

6:29

31

Part 31: “For possibly three minutes after they left Lady Constance’s boudoir…”

5:21

5:21

32

Part 32: “Linda Gilpin, returning from her visit from the old school, …”

7:57

7:57

33

Part 33: “…paused, with the air of one waiting for a round of applause.”

6:14

6:14

34

Part 34: “John, dressing in the room allotted to him on the second floor, …”

5:37

5:37

35

Part 35: “It was an awkward question for one so lacking in experience…”

4:23

4:23

36

Part 36: “Gally was in the hall when Linda came down from her room.”

7:17

7:17

37

Part 37: “One of the things he didn’t know was that as he and the table came together…”

5:06

5:06

38

Part 38: “Gally embarked on his narrative with the smooth suavity which had been wont to win all hearts…”

2:50

2:50

39

Part 39: “Even Gally, practised raconteur though he was, was obliged to stop occasionally…”

8:10

8:10

40

Part 40: “Lord Emsworth went to bed that night in something of a twitter.”

7:04

7:04

41

Part 41: “The explanation was absurdly simple.”

7:24

7:24

42

Part 42: “When she woke, it was still there, and her misgivings grew with breakfast, …”

5:08

5:08

43

Part 43: “At the time when his services had been desired, …”

5:43

5:43

44

Part 44: “It was Gally’s practice, when he favoured Blandings Castle with a visit, …”

4:34

4:34

45

Part 45: “Left alone, Gally returned to his meditations.”

5:44

5:44

46

Part 46: “Beech made the telling of his tale as succinct as possible, …”

7:49

7:49

47

Part 47: “’I see. And as a good secretary should, you look on him as a father…’”

4:15

4:15

48

Part 48: “‘Ready?’ asked Vanessa.”

6:16

6:16

49

Part 49: “The alarm clock beside Vanessa’s bed tinkled softly, …”

7:28

7:28

50

Part 50: “Vanessa performed the humane act as requested, …”

6:23

6:23

51

Part 51: “The following morning found Gally in his hammock, …”

5:01

5:01

52

Part 52: “At that moment, the rhythmic tooting of a horn…”

5:41

5:41

53

Part 53: “As Lady Constance seated herself at the desk and took pen in hand…”

4:25

4:25

54

Part 54: “Gally, in his hammock, had closed his eyes again…”

4:13

4:13

55

Part 55: “‘I was looking for you’, she said.”

5:35

5:35

56

Part 56: “The Duke was not laughing.”

5:08

5:08

57

Part 57: “Another summery day was drawing to a close…”

6:18

6:18