Virginia Cole

Yeates and his cousin Basil fear their careers are ruined when they are caught in a police raid at the Brickleys.'

Yeates' day of hunting goes badly, and his experiences with a new automobile convince him to abandon it.

Babs' cousin Andrew turns Yeates' house inside out with attempts to structurally improve the chimneys and well.

Everyone, including a cockatoo which attacks him, takes an immediate dislike to Babs' scornful friend, Julian.

Yeates, Sally, Philippa and Flurry scheme to race Lady Knox's horse without her knowledge.

An old friend's offer of a resident magistrate position in a more civilized location tempts Yeates.