As afternoon tea begins, things go from bad to worse. The visitors in the tent are divided into two groups - those who agree with Lady Circumference over the outcome of the three-mile race and those who side with the Clutterbucks. Only Mrs. Beste-Chetwynde and Chokey stand apart from the dispute.
As Chokey attempts to project his wide cultural interests - architecture, music, painting, etc. - the remaining guests, with varying degrees of racism, talk about Chokey, who, in turn, makes melodramatic speeches about the white man's.....
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