jeeves proposes that bertie lend his flat to bicky so that bicky can pretend he owns a nice flat. jeeves will pretend to be bicky's valet. bertie will remain as bicky's guest, and chiswick will have the second spare bedroom. after making a fuss over cab fare, chiswick arrives, meeting bertie and jeeves. he is impressed by his nephew's flat. bertie leaves to a club, meeting bicky on the way out. later, bertie returns, and jeeves tells him bicky and his uncle have gone out. some trouble has arisen: chiswick, believing bicky is now successful, is going to cancel his allowance.