Mr Stonehouse, the manager of Dobson and Hawks' biggest store, is leaving. If Swindley can get Wally Hunt into the vacancy he will be hot favourite himself for Hunt's old job. A quiet dinner party for the chairman of Dobson and Hawks, Lord Penge and his lady wife, should do the trick. There is one problem: Mrs Hunt can't cook. Swindley has the answer - call in a firm of catering specialists and he pushes Mr Hunt in agreeing to the arrangement. The tremulous Mrs Hunt is more nervous of the idea but happily agrees when Swindley tricks Mr Hunt into agreeing that his wife can buy a new dress for the night - not realising that her choice of outfit will cost Hunt forty-five guineas. Swindley himself orders the duck dinner for four to be delivered to Hunt's home from the "Bon Viveur Heated Trolle