Day Two, Afternoon, Mortimer's Pond, Dorset
- After reflecting some more on the qualities of a great butler, Stevens sets out on the road.
- As he crosses into Dorset, his car starts to overheat.
- He gets help from a man working at a large house. On hearing that Stevens is from Darlington Hall, the man asks Stevens if he knew Lord Darlington. Stevens denies that he did. This is because Lord Darlington has gone down in history as a Nazi sympathizer… oops.
- After his car is fixed, Stevens makes a stop at Mortimer's Pond.
- Stevens flashes back to a recent visit by Mr. and Mrs. Wakefield, friends of Mr. Farraday. At one point, Mrs. Wakefield asked Stevens about Lord Darlington, but Stevens denied that he knew him.
- Later Mr. Farraday asked Stevens about his lie, and Stevens made some excuse about English butlers and past employers.