I do suppose poison is the more sophisticated means of ensuring Bertie stays away from the altar. ;) For the poisoning, what if Jeeves slipped some kind of poison (arsenic, perhaps) into the tea that Agatha's butler was about to serve to a room full of guests - including the fiances he wanted to get rid of - over a period of days, to build up the amount it took to kill a person. He would make it look although the poisoning was actually some kind of sickness, like a flu epidemic, that gave them typical stomach problems and eventually led to fever and death. To make it look even more like an illness in the country house, he could slip laxatives or castor oil into Bertie's drinks to avoid suspicion, almost although he didn't die from the disease through good luck and strong health. Do you think that could be believable enough? I think I may have some plot-holes there...
It is true that he enjoys Bertie's discomfort, but for this story I have no intention of killing the poor man! Too sad for me to pull off, I think - but that is an interesting idea for a future fic. I'd like to read one like that if anybody has written one!
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For the poisoning, what if Jeeves slipped some kind of poison (arsenic, perhaps) into the tea that Agatha's butler was about to serve to a room full of guests - including the fiances he wanted to get rid of - over a period of days, to build up the amount it took to kill a person. He would make it look although the poisoning was actually some kind of sickness, like a flu epidemic, that gave them typical stomach problems and eventually led to fever and death. To make it look even more like an illness in the country house, he could slip laxatives or castor oil into Bertie's drinks to avoid suspicion, almost although he didn't die from the disease through good luck and strong health.
Do you think that could be believable enough? I think I may have some plot-holes there...
It is true that he enjoys Bertie's discomfort, but for this story I have no intention of killing the poor man! Too sad for me to pull off, I think - but that is an interesting idea for a future fic. I'd like to read one like that if anybody has written one!