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Piccadilly Jim by P.G. Wodehouse
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Title: Piccadilly Jim
Author: Pelham Grenville Wodehouse Release Date: December, 1999 [EBook #2005] [This edition 11 was first posted on April 1, 2002] [Date last updated: June 6, 2004] Edition: 11 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** Start of the project gutenberg EBOOK Piccadilly Jim *** Etext produced by Jim Tinsley jtinsley@pobox.com

CHAPTER I
A RED-HAIRED GIRL The residence of Mr. Peter Pett, the well-known financier, on Riverside Drive is one of the leading eyesores of that breezy and expensive boulevard. As you pass by in your limousine, or while enjoying ten cents worth of fresh air on top

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