Apparently that dog of hers joined you in the water."Yes, that's right, he took his dip with the rest of us. But what's that got to do with it?"Wilbert Cream dived in and saved him."He could have got ashore perfectly well under his own steam. In fact, he was already on his way, doing what looked like an Australian crawl."That wouldn't occur to a pinhead like Phyllis. To her Wilbert Cream is the man who rescued her dachshund from a watery grave. So she's going to marry him."But you don't marry fellows because they rescue dachshunds."You do, if you've got a mentality like hers.
In the narrative, a character discusses a dog that was saved from drowning by Wilbert Cream. The conversation reveals that the dog was capable of swimming to safety on its own, but Phyllis, the dog's owner, perceives Wilbert as a hero and is inclined to marry him because of his actions. This highlights the disparity between the reality of the situation and Phyllis's simplistic understanding of heroism.
The exchange delves into the notion of hero worship and how it can lead to misguided relationships. The characters express a level of disbelief that one would marry someone solely for saving a pet, emphasizing Phyllis’s questionable judgment. The humor in Wodehouse's writing underscores the absurdity of the situation and critiques the motivations behind affection based on superficial deeds.
