Chapters 15-16 Summary

In chapter 15, Development of the Butter Situation, Jeeves finds Bertram. Jeeves tells Bertram about a fight between Glossop and Seabury that has caused a rift of sorts between the two. The fight was over Glossop's refusal to allow Seabury to attend the minstrel show on the Stoker yacht. Seabury is planning revenge on Glossop in the form of a butter slide he saw in a movie. In the meantime, Glossop has agreed to wear a black face and sing for Seabury to imitate the minstrels. Before the show, however, Glossop falls on the butter slide. Instead of allowing Seabury to get away with it as his mother is inclined to do, Glossop spanks the young man. This causes a fight between him and the Dowager Lady Cheffnell. Glossop leaves the house in a fit, his face still black. Jeeves then tells...