In which Mr. Sowerby endeavours to secure a church preferment for Mark Robarts, yet complications arise as Lord Lufton reveals troublesome financial entanglements involving questionable bills tied to Sowerby, casting a shadow over Robarts’s ambitions. Through a tense but ultimately conciliatory meeting, doubts and accusations give way to cautious assurances, leaving Mark to weigh his prospects and the coming sacrifice of honour and comfort.