Bertie, disguised as a Black Minstrel, succeeds in leaving the yacht with Jeeves' help. When ashore Jeeves informs Bertie that he himself cannot return to the yacht any more because of his rescuing action, and will revert to being employed by Chuffy. He advises Bertie to leave the country for a while. In his cottage again, Bertie tries to remove the black polish from his face and seeking butter from the kitchen finds Brinkley wrecking the furniture. Brinkley sees the devil in Bertie's black face and comes after him with a knife. Bertie succeeds in barricading himself in the bedroom. Brinkley cries out to Sergeant Voules for help and Bertie escapes through the bedroom window while the oil lamp carried by Brinkley sets the cottage on fire. After a pensive pause in the woods Bertie walks up to the back door of Chuffnell Hall and is greeted by a scullery maid who, on seeing his black face, promptly faints.