Gregory Ravenscar at once misunderstood the situation between Celia and his brother Vin. He overplayed the part of elder brother and mistook Celia for an actress instead of a nurse, and decided that she was determined to marry Vin, whereas she was very much in two minds. An actress, he said, was no fit wife for a farmer, and if she disagreed, she had better try working for a while on the family farm.

Celia, very much annoyed, accepted the challenge with unexpected results.