when bertie returns home, jeeves tells him that motty gave rollo away after rollo bit him on the leg. bertie is pleased. jeeves also mentions that motty is in prison after assaulting a constable. bertie, worried, does not want to explain this to lady malvern. jeeves suggests telling her that motty is visiting boston. bertie says this to lady malvern when she returns. she asks him how he accounts, then, for her seeing motty at a prison. she accuses bertie of leading motty astray. jeeves appears, and says bertie was repeating what jeeves told him, but that really motty went to prison voluntarily to do research for lady malvern's book. lady malvern is touched and apologizes to bertie.