Aunt Agatha summons Bertie to her country place at Woollam Chersey to keep the company of the Rt. Hon. Mr. Filmer,  Cabinet Minister, Bingo is there as well, tutoring Aunt Agatha's mischievous younger son Thomas, who leaves Mr. Filmer stranded on an island in the lake of the estate after having rowed him over. Rain and an aggressive swan keep Mr. Filmer stranded there until being rescued by Bertie and Jeeves, who subsequently flee from the place after Bertie learns that Aunt Agatha had him eyed as Mr. Filmer's secretary.