Catherine wants to go on a hotel inspectors' course but Leonard won't recommend her. He thinks she's 'getting ideas above her station'. Meanwhile, Leonard receives post from his twin brother, Maurice, who says that he's planning to visit. Because the letter is several weeks late, he's due to arrive later that same day. Leonard has claimed that he's engaged to a beautiful young woman named Catherine. He offers to recommend Catherine for the hotel inspectors' course if she will help him to maintain the deception while his brother is in town. When Maurice arrives, he bumps into Joyce at her café and takes a fancy to her.