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I search through all of the discussion tag, and I didn't find anything along these lines so I'm going to ask.
What exactly do canon Bertie and Jeeves look like?
I'm sure we've all got our pictures in out heads, Jeeves with his dark hair and head that bulges in the back, Bertie with his willowy physique and somewhat beaky nose, but what lines of text do these pictures originate from? Goodness knows the illustrators all had different ages everywhere, as well as various affinities for monocles and facial hair.
Edited to add: This question is three parts curiosity, wanting to get an closer match in this fic I'm writing, and also because I'm trying to commission the talented Tracy J. Butler to draw our boys. She's the spiffing artist who creates Lackadaisy, which is about booze-running cats in 1920's Louisiana. She drew a couple of her characters in human form, and they sort of match our boys. Made me long for a drawing of her's actually about our lovely lads.
I search through all of the discussion tag, and I didn't find anything along these lines so I'm going to ask.
What exactly do canon Bertie and Jeeves look like?
I'm sure we've all got our pictures in out heads, Jeeves with his dark hair and head that bulges in the back, Bertie with his willowy physique and somewhat beaky nose, but what lines of text do these pictures originate from? Goodness knows the illustrators all had different ages everywhere, as well as various affinities for monocles and facial hair.
Edited to add: This question is three parts curiosity, wanting to get an closer match in this fic I'm writing, and also because I'm trying to commission the talented Tracy J. Butler to draw our boys. She's the spiffing artist who creates Lackadaisy, which is about booze-running cats in 1920's Louisiana. She drew a couple of her characters in human form, and they sort of match our boys. Made me long for a drawing of her's actually about our lovely lads.
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Date: 2013-05-30 05:21 am (UTC)The guv’nor’s is not one of those inscrutable faces which it is impossible to read. On the contrary, it is a limpid pool in which is mirrored each passing emotion. I could read it now like a book, and his first words were very much on the lines I had anticipated. “Jeeves,” he said, hoarsely,” is that damned car mended yet?”
Jeeves is often described as having chiseled features, as in this excerpt from Thank You, Jeeves:
"But she was looking past me at something to the south-east; and, turning, I perceived that we were no longer alone. There, standing in an attitude of respectful courtliness, with the sunshine playing upon his finely chiselled features, was Jeeves."
I could swear that Jeeves is described as having oiled black hair in one of the earlier New York stories, and as being a bit older than Bertie, but I can't seem to find a quote about it.
Edited to add this quote I found from My Man Jeeves, which describes him as tall and dark:
The moment I saw the man standing there, registering respectful attention, a weight seemed to roll off my mind. I felt like a lost child who spots his father in the offing. There was something about him that gave me confidence. Jeeves is a tallish man, with one of those dark, shrewd faces. His eye gleams with the light of pure intelligence.
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Date: 2013-05-30 06:22 am (UTC)Thanks very much old bean! That first quote is as hilarious as it is adorable, and the rest are topping as well. I wish I had more access to the stories so I could find more quotes! I've only got three currently. Your wonderful post has greatly added to my compendium of descriptions.
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Date: 2013-05-30 02:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-06-08 09:07 am (UTC)