- Bonteen offers his protection to Lady Eustace, who is being abused and extorted by Emilius and manages to lose the support of Plantagenet for the Chancellor's job.
- Lady Eustace seeks the help of Bonteen as Reverend Emilius has ceased practicing his vocation and is extorting money from her. When she refuses to sign over additional funds, he locks her in her room. She escapes with some tied bedsheets, and Bonteen offers her the protection of his home and legal advice despite a decided lack of enthusiastic support from his wife. Confidant that he will succeed Plantagenet to the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer Bonteen makes some inappropriate comments that ultimately turn Palliser and St. Bungay against him. Bonteen also is unrelenting in his dislike of Finn and works to deny him even a junior cabinet post despite the Pallisers efforts on his behalf. Now considered insane, Kennedy is confined to his Scottish castle which frees Laura and her father to return to England, but Slide continues to print innuendos questioning his character. Glencara tries to play matchmaker to Adelaide Palliser, a distant cousin of Planty, and introduces her to Lord Swan. Despite her lack of money, social sophistication, and lack of attractiveness, she is indifferent to Fawn's awkward attempts at courtship and is attracted to dissolute hedonist Gerard Maule.—duke1029@aol.com
- Lizzie Eustace has grown frantic over her husband's profligate ways and seeks the assistance of Mr. Bonteen who offers her refuge in his house. As a Peer, Plantagenet can no longer serve as Chanceloor of the Exchequer, the only post that must be filled by a member of the Commons. The focus is on promoting Mr. Bonteen to the position, while giving the new Duke as much time as he would like to vacate the position. Glencora is still promoting Phineas Finn's future and aware of the animosity Bonteen holds against him, decides to bring him down a peg. Glencora is also to be hostess to a distant country cousin of Plantagenet's and decides she must find an eligible bachelor for the young lady. She decides to focus on Lord Fawn but a chance meeting in the park gives the young lady other ideas.—garykmcd
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