- Flurry's imposing grandmother turns up at court and invites the Major to a dinner party. The Major wants to give Philippa a horse as a wedding gift and Flurry devises a plan to get one of his grandmother's colts.
- Just as Major Yeates is settling into his post as Resident Magistrate, the whimsical Old Mrs. Knox of Aussolas Castle is determined to overtake the bench and exercise her own perverse sense of judgement. Major Yeates manages to stand his ground, and is rewarded by an invitation to dinner at the ferocious woman's home. He manages to survive the very unusual turn of events that follow the meal. But his standing in his new community is threatened by the disappearance of one of Mrs. Knox's horses - a colt that he wanted to buy for his fiance, Philippa.
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