Question

16.'Rather,' I said. 'Heaps! Millions! Booked solid!'

17.'What are they?'
18.'Ióerówell, I don't quite know.'
19.'I thought as much. You have no engagements. Very well, then, I want you to start immediately for America.'
20.'America!'
21.Do not lose sight of the fact that all this was taking place on an empty stomach, shortly after the rising of the lark.
22.'Yes, America. I suppose even you have heard of America?'
23.'But why America?
24.'Because that is where your Cousin Gussie is. He is in New York, and I can't get at him.'
25.'What's Gussie been doing?'
26.Gussie is making a perfect idiot of himself.
27.To one who knew young Gussie as well as I did, the words opened up a wide field for speculation.
28.'In what way?'
29.'He has lost his head over a creature.'
30.On past performances this rang true.

What is the central idea of lines 16-30?
Bertie believes Aunt Agatha is good at minding her own business.
Bertie believes Aunt Agatha is wrong about Gussie.
Aunt Agatha canít contact Gussie to get him to change his embarrassing behavior.
Aunt Agatha takes Bertie by surprise so he agrees to go to America.

Answer 1

The central idea of lines 16-30 is that Aunt Agatha canít contact Gussie to get him to change his embarrassing behavior.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the short story "Extricating Young Gussie" by P. G. Wodehouse. Aunt Agatha wants her nephews to marry a woman that she considers worthy of becoming part of the family, she wants Gussie to stop a relationship he has since she is not right wife material according to Aunt Agatha's mind but can not get in communication with him and that's why she asks Bertie to go and pursued Gussie.

Answer 2

I believe that the correct answer is the third statement. The central idea of line 16-30 from “Extricating Young Gussie”, a short story by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, is that Aunt Agatha can’t contact Gussie to get him to change his embarrassing behavior, which is why she is sending Bertie to America to find him. This idea is best shown in lines:” Because that is where your Cousin Gussie is. He is in New York, and I can't get at him./What's Gussie been doing?/Gussie is making a perfect idiot of himself.”