Here's a short story:

CHAPTER LII 

ON THE TRAIL AGAIN 

The most massive minds are apt to forget things at times. The most adroit plotters make their little mistakes. Psmith was no exception to the rule. He made the mistake of not telling Mike of the afternoon's happenings. 

It was not altogether forgetfulness. Psmith was one of those people who like to carry through their operations entirely by themselves. Where there is only one in a secret the secret is more liable to remain unrevealed. There was nothing, he thought, to be gained from telling Mike. He forgot what the consequences might be if he did not. 

So Psmith kept his own counsel, with the result that Mike went over to school on the Monday morning in pumps. 

Edmund, summoned from the hinterland of the house to give his opinion why only one of Mike's boots was to be found, had no views on the subject. He seemed to look on it as one of those things which no fellow can understand. 

"'Ere's one of 'em, Mr. Jackson," he said, as if he hoped that Mike might be satisfied with a compromise. 

"One? What's the good of that, Edmund, you chump? I can't go over to school in one boot." 

Edmund turned this over in his mind, and then said, "No, sir," as much as to say, "I may have lost a boot, but, thank goodness, I can still understand sound reasoning." 

"Well, what am I to do? Where is the other boot?" 

"Don't know, Mr. Jackson," replied Edmund to both questions.  (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: Will this be on a trail again?
Guess: yes

Question: What chapter?
Guess: LII

Question: Did Psmith like to keep his own counsel?
Guess: yes

Question: Who found one of Mike's boots?
Guess: Edmund

Question: Where had he been summonsed from?
Guess: the hinterland of the house

Question: Was his opinion sought?
Guess: yes

Question: What was his view on the subject?
Guess: he had no views on the subject.

Question: Did he think this to be a thing a fellow could understand?
Guess: no

Question: What did Mike wear to school as a result?
Guess: unknown

Question: What day did Mike wear pumps to school?
Guess: Monday

Question: Does Edmund still have sound reasoning?
Guess: yes

Question: Does he know what Mike should do?
Guess: no

Question: What about where his other boot is?
Guess: no

Question: Are even big minds likely to sometimes forget stuff?
Guess: yes

Question: What do even the best plotters sometimes make?
Guess: little mistakes.

Question: Was Psmith an exception to that?
Guess: no

Question: What had Psmith forgotten to tell Mike?
Guess: the afternoon's happenings.

Question: Did he think that had been anything to gain from telling Mike?
Guess: no

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: What did he forget there would be if he did not?

what the consequences might be