Sally's birthday is approaching and she's sure that Simon and Peter will remember of their own accord: so certain, in fact, that she forbids Auntie from giving them even the slightest hint...

Having tested Mr. Campbell's patience a final time, Sally joins the ranks of the unemployed. Fearing her skills are limited - shorthand that can't be read back, an essay on volcanoes and night classes in fruit bottling - she tries a position at the boys' school, but is soon back on the job hunt. Will anything suit?

Mr. Campbell has announced he's returning to Edinburgh to run his father's former practice, and so Sally is once again on the hunt for a new job. She fancies growing and selling her own mushrooms, but Campbell has put a good word in with the man taking over the lease on the shop.