The festivities complete, Paul, Grimes, and Dr. Fagan and his daughters walk back to the Castle and discuss some of the day's disasters: Prendergast's argument with Mr. Cholmondley concerning church architecture, Lady Circumference's speech pointedly insulting the Clutterbucks, and finally, some of Mr. Cholmondley's many faux pas. All the Headmaster's initial hopes for the Llanabba Sports Day have been crushed.
Back in the Common Room with Grimes, Paul seems unaccountably melancholy, but before he can reveal the cause of his depression, a drunk Prendergast staggers into the room, still harping on his argument with Chokey. Despite his inebriated state, Grimes and Paul leave Prendergast to handle Prep while they head to Mrs. Roberts for a drink themselves. Deducing from Paul's many questions about Mrs. Beste-Chetwynde, Grimes realizes that his.....
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