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Good evening and welcome to the sleepy bookshelf, where we put down our worries from the day and pick up a good book.

I'm your host, Elizabeth. It's so lovely to be here with you tonight.

This evening we are returning to My Man Jeeves.

But before we do, let's give ourselves some time to be present.

Lie or sit, very still, uncrossing your legs and keeping your arms by your sides.

Close your eyes and breathe evenly and naturally.

Without changing your breath, move your focus to the air,

coming into your body and leaving it.

What is happening while you breathe? Say quietly to yourself, I'm breathing in, I'm breathing out, and use this to stay present.

If any thoughts creep in, just acknowledge them and let them slide away,

keeping your focus on your breath and remaining still and calm

Reggie Pepper was a London man

with a good friend named Bobby Cardew

Bobby came from money with a good friend named Bobby Cardew.

Bobby came from money and never worked a day in his life.

So it was surprising when he married a nurse named Mary,

who had cared for him after a nasty polo accident.

Bobby asked Reggie to dinner one evening,

and when they arrived, Mary was dressed to the nines,

and attention fell on the house as soon as she saw Reggie there. The next day, Bobby came to the club, crestfallen.

It appears he had forgotten their one-year anniversary,

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