Free P. G. Wodehouse by The Swoop: How Clarence Saved England

subject of 'is great exploits. Ladies and gentlemen, I
have finished, and it only now remains for me to retire, 'aving duly
announced to you England's Darling Son, the Country's 'Ero, the
Nation's Proudest Possession—Clarence Chugwater."
    A moment's breathless suspense, a crash from the orchestra, and the
audience are standing on their seats, cheering, shouting, stamping.
    A small sturdy, spectacled figure is on the stage.
    It is Clarence, the Boy of Destiny.
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