She is now happy and wants to dine with him at the Savoy the next day. Archibald's next idea for getting Aurelia to break the engagement is to find an actress to pretend to be a wronged ex-fiancée of his. On his way to a theatrical agent, he bumps into Yvonne Maltravers, an affable and stout young actress. Archibald tells her about his situation, and she helps come up with the plan. She will appear at the Savoy as an ex-fiancée bringing a breach of promise case against Archibald. Archibald goes to meet Aurelia at the Savoy, nervous about the scene about to unfold because his friends and many gossip columnists are dining there. Archibald sees his mother at the restaurant, and Aurelia remarks that she looks better since she started her "QX" exercises, which make the chin and neck thinner. Lady Cammerleigh learned about the exercise from Aurelia. Now that he knows this, Archibald talks to Yvonne before she can approach him and Aurelia. She speaks in a hush, having lost her voice from doing "QX" exercises. Archibald tells her the plan is off anyway and he will send her a cheque. Archibald tells Aurelia that he wants a spare bishop for their wedding, in case the first one strains his voice doing this popular neck exercise. "The Fiery Wooing of Mordred" US: Cosmopolitan, December 1934 UK: Strand, February 1935 Plot After someone complains about a young man who started a fire at the Angler's Rest by throwing his cigarette into a wastepaper basket, Mr Mulliner tells the following story about his nephew, Mordred. Mordred Mulliner, a poet, goes to the dentist. In the waiting room, he meets Annabelle Sprockett-Sprockett, daughter of Sir Murgatroyd and Lady Aurelia Sprockett-Sprockett of Smattering Hall, Worcestershire. Mordred falls in love with her immediately. Annabelle rarely gets to visit London and wants more time for window-shopping, so Mordred gives her his earlier appointment. When she is done and returns to the waiting room, he throws his cigarette into the wastepaper basket. This startles Annabelle and he retrieves the cigarette, explaining that he is absent-minded and often throws cigarettes into wastepaper baskets. He has burned two flats already this year. The next day, Mordred receives a letter from Lady Sprockett-Sprockett. She is grateful for Mordred's kindness towards Annabelle and invites him to visit. Mordred happily sends a telegram accepting the invitation. At Smattering Hall, Mordred