I charged into something which might have been a tree, but was not--being, in point of fact, Jeeves.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The narrator mistakes his servant for a tree, highlighting clumsiness.
- In plain terms
- The narrator ran into a person thinking it was a tree.
- What can you take from it?
- Clumsiness leads to funny mistakes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you misidentify something?
- How do you handle clumsiness?
Another view
Not all accidents are funny.
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