- Margaret tells Jim about how badly Carol Goldsmith took the news that Bertrand wouldn't be her date for the Summer Ball.
- Seems Christine found out about Bertrand going to the Ball, so now Carol's stuck with Christine's old uncle, Julius Gore-Urquhart.
- Margaret asks Jim if he thinks there's anything going on between Bertrand and Carol. Jim already knows there's something, but doesn't let on.
- As she's dancing at the Ball with Jim, Margaret glances around for the rest of their friends.
- They come up to Bertrand and Christine. Christine looks absolutely stunning, which makes Jim uncomfortable.
- Jim asks the group of them if they'd like to head to the bar for a drink. They all know how badly he loves to drink, and go with him.
- Jim notices that in a far corner, Carol Goldsmith is talking fairly closely with her date, Mr. Gore-Urquhart.
- Jim's impressed by the sight of this man, who only seems to be in his mid-forties—not old at all.
- Gore-Urquhart comes over and makes some charming chitchat about how he's trying to avoid all the people who want to hit him up for money.
- Jim is totally impressed when he sees that Mr. Gore-Urquhart is able to order full pints of beer, since the bar has only been willing to serve Jim half-pints for the entire night.
- It's pretty funny that this is the thing that makes Jim respect the man the most.
- After some silence, Margaret leans over and tells Jim it was sweet of him to bring her as a date. He asks her to dance, and she asks in return whether it's right for the two of them to look like they're actually dating. He tells her she shouldn't talk about it, and she walks away.
- Wait, what kind of relationship is this, anyway?
- When Margaret is gone, Jim feels guilty. And the only way he knows to make the guilt go away is to drink some more.
- While he's doing this, he sees Bertrand lecturing Mr. Gore-Urquhart about something (remember: the dude wants to get a job with Gore-Urquhart).
- Jim hates the idea that a good, interesting, pint-purchasing man like Gore-Urquhart would be listening closely to anything a bore like Bertrand would have to say.
- Later, Bertrand asks Carol to dance, and after a long, angry pause, she agrees.
- Margaret takes Mr. Gore-Urquhart out to the floor, which leaves Jim to dance with Christine.
- He asks her if she'd mind dancing, and she says not at all, as long as he doesn't.