William makes friends with Ralph independently though, the two boys being identical in taste and disposition.

William tries to use this as a means to get back into Lucinda's favours, but as the lady has seen Ralph's worse condition, he only gets attacked for having 'beaten' her idol.

The discovery of the empty Gorse View gives William hope for running his prize idea — a Boy Sanctuary laden with cakes, biscuits, buns and baths of lemonade — on a commercial basis.

A windfall in the form of a picnic hamper, that fell out of a speeding car outside the house, promises to make their dreams of a Boy Sanctuary come true.

She holds their attention with her tale of theft of her car, and the boy sanctuary is in the meantime raided by her daughter and her friends, who were expecting a party.

They run into the Laneites, and William plans the ignominious rout of Hubert lane by a girl.

The father is happy to see his girl so flushed with health after her adventure, which results in profits for both Mr. Brown and William.