A P.G. Wodehouse novelThe peaceful slumber of the Worcester village of Rudge-in-the-Vale is about to be rudely disrupted. First there''s a bitter feud between peppery Colonel Wyvern and the Squire of Rudge Hall, rich but miserly Lester Carmody. Second, that arch-villain Chimp Twist has opened a health farm - and he and Soapy and Dolly Molloy are planning a fake burglary so Lester can diddle his insurance company. After the knockout drops are served, things get a little complicated. But will Lester''s nephew John win over his true love, Colonel Wyvern''s daughter Pat, and restore tranquillity to the idyll? It''s a close-run thing...