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.