Stiffy and Harold Pinker have come to get Sir Watkyn's promise of a vicarage in writing but are met with reluctancy on his part because of Pinker having had a fight with Spode, which Sir Watkyn deems unbecoming for a vicar.  Unable to sway his judgment Stiffy tells her uncle that he will be sorry and leaves, when Butterfield enters and announces that Constable Oates would like a word with Sir Watkyn about the boy who threw an egg at him at the school treat, upon which Sir Watkyn leaves right away. Looking out of the window Bertie sees Major Plank approaching and hides behind a sofa to keep out of sight, telling Pinker that he does not want to see him.