Ukridge is in the money and takes his friend Corky to the Ritz. There he tells how he met his aunt's former butler and got a job with him selling antiques from a cottage in Kent. Perhaps he should have enquired why the butler wasn't still buttling.
| S. F. Ukridge | a chancer |
| James 'Corky' Corcoran | his friend |
| Julia Ukridge | Ukridge's aunt |
| Percy Stout | ex Silver Ring bookie |
| Horace Stout | Julia Ukridge's ex-butler |
First published July 1967 in Playboy (US).
Major-domo
- chief official of a household.
Silver Ring
- the Silver Ring is the lowest class of enclosure at race courses. Dress is casual compared to the members or grandstand enclosures which require smart dress, the view of the winning post is likely to be poor and there is no access to the winner's enclosure.
Tunbridge Wells
- is a town in Kent.
