The story was published in The Strand Magazine in December 1921 in London, and in Cosmopolitan in New York that same month.

He met her at a charity subscription (i.e., pay-to-attend) dance, where Bingo also happened to see Bertie's valet Jeeves.

Knowing that the elder Mr. Little is bedridden with gout, Jeeves suggests that Bingo take the opportunity to read to him.

Particularly, Jeeves suggests books by the romance novelist Rosie M. Banks, which portray inter-class marriage as not only possible but noble.

Bingo's uncle is deeply moved by the books, and Bertie is confident that Jeeves's plan will succeed.

When Bertie asks him to raise Bingo's allowance, however, Mr. Little refuses, saying it would not be fair to the woman he soon intends to marry, his cook, Miss Watson.

References to international conflicts are rare in Wodehouse's stories, though a subtle reference appears in this story; Bertie asks Jeeves if there is any news in the papers, to which Jeeves replies, "Some slight friction threatening in the Balkans, sir.

The story was featured again in the second edition of the collection, which was published July 1967 and retitled The World of Jeeves.

Though titled "Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum", the episode was based on the full short story.

[9] There are minor differences in plot, including: This story, along with the rest of The Inimitable Jeeves, was adapted into a radio drama in 1973 as part of the series What Ho!