Unusual Uses for Olive Oil (Professor Dr von Igelfeld Series)

By Alexander McCall Smith

Welcome to the insane and rarified international of Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld of the Institute of Romance Philology. Von Igelfeld is engaged in a endless quest to win the consideration he feels definite he's due—a quest which has the tendency to head hilariously astray.
 
In Unusual makes use of for Olive Oil, von Igelfeld reports a series of new adventures.  First, he reveals that his educational rival Detlev-Amadeus Unterholzer has been successful undeserved attractiveness, a scenario that needs to be addressed. Then von Igelfeld stumbles towards a romance with Frau Benz, a captivating widow who owns her personal Schloss and a fleet of good-looking cars—that is, till a faux pas lands him at the lessen. Later, whereas at the annual scholar research retreat within the Alps, von Igelfeld fearlessly plunges 3000 ft into mountain climbing historical past, and turns his survival into the topic of inspirational lectures. eventually, at a cocktail party, he's the one style soul who can reduction an unlucky dachshund whose sticky wheels are wanting lubrication.
 
Alexander McCall Smith’s Professor von Igelfeld is his such a lot splendidly maddening, ridiculous, and completely encouraged comedian production.

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My watch is particularly actual, and it says seven thirty accurately. and i think is the time for which your spouse invited me. ’ ‘Oh, well,’ acknowledged Prinzel. ‘You’re no longer early, then – you’re steered. Like Immanuel Kant. He used to head for his walks in Königsberg whilst on a daily basis and the folks of town used to set their watches through him. ’ ‘That was once very good,’ acknowledged von Igelfeld. ‘Things seem to have deteriorated considering then. I think that there are only a few philosophers this present day who preserve standard hours. ’ Ophelia seemed within the corridor. ‘You’re early, Moritz-Maria,’ she exclaimed. Von Igelfeld bowed in a well mannered way. ‘I am not,’ he stated. ‘But when you would like it, i will leave after which go back back. another day might be. ’ ‘No, please don’t do that,’ acknowledged Prinzel. ‘Come into the salon whereas Ophelia finishes together with her arrangements. Our different visitor is but to reach. I count on she’ll be the following in approximately ten mins or so. ’ ‘About then,’ stated Ophelia. ‘That will be basic. ’ Prinzel led the way in which via a hall to the salon. during this hall, contrary a coat rack, used to be a protracted, ebony-framed reflect, held on the wall. It was once situated in this sort of approach as to permit one to regulate one’s garments prior to commencing, and von Igelfeld couldn't face up to giving his blue-fleck Scottish swimsuit an admiring look as he walked prior. He iced up. Out of the nook of his eye, he spotted that the again of his jacket had a gap in it, and during this gap should be obvious not just the blouse he was once donning but additionally the braces that he was once utilizing to maintain his trousers up. And worse than that – a short, discreet move to the jacket published that the seat of the trousers was once equally . Moths, he notion. ‘Everything okay? ’ requested Prinzel from the top of the hall. Von Igelfeld dragged himself clear of the reflect and walked swiftly right down to the place his host was once status. ‘Perfectly all right,’ he acknowledged, including, to hide his dismay, ‘I needs to say, Herr Prinzel, that you've got made a truly nice domestic of this condominium. ’ Prinzel beamed with excitement. ‘Ophelia has a great eye for decoration,’ he acknowledged. ‘She tells me that once she used to be a bit woman she used to spend many hours adorning and decorating a wide doll’s apartment that she had. probably her skill stems from these days. ’ Von Igelfeld nodded. He was once taking into consideration what he might be able to do to house the embarrassing holes that he had came upon. He questioned if he should still easily open up to his hosts and ask Ophelia even if she had needle and thread to drag the gaping cloth jointly. but when he did that, he must eliminate his trousers and hand them over to her to hold out the emergency maintenance. And what if Frau Benz arrived and came across that the opposite visitor had already got rid of his trousers? She may ask yourself, definitely, what kind of banquet she were invited to and, as a good widow, may without doubt depart instantly; except, in fact, Ophelia drew her apart and defined to her the true explanation for the elimination of the trousers. yet then she may imagine, doubtless, that it used to be very atypical visitor should still come to a cocktail party in this kind of kingdom within the first position.

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