# Psmith in the City — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Psmith in the City by P. G. Wodehouse.

- [Psmith in the City](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/psmith-in-the-city.md): Mike Jackson, after scoring 98 in a cricket match, receives news that his father has lost money and he must leave school to work at the New Asiatic Bank. There, he encounters his old friend Psmith, who has also joined th
- [Mr. Bickersdyke Walks Behind the Bowler's Arm](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/i-mr-bickersdyke-walks-behind-the-bowler-s-arm.md): Mike Jackson is playing in a cricket match during Ilsworth cricket week when Mr. Bickersdyke walks behind the bowler's arm, causing Mike to be bowled for 98. The chapter introduces Mike's friendship with Psmith and his f
- [Mike Hears Bad News](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/ii-mike-hears-bad-news.md): Mike returns home to find his father troubled. After a cricket week full of success, he learns that his father has lost a large sum of money and can no longer afford to send him to Cambridge. Mike must now start earning 
- [The New Era Begins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/iii-the-new-era-begins.md): Mike Jackson learns he will start work at the New Asiatic Bank, receives a letter from Psmith about his ongoing campaign to reform Mr. Bickersdyke, and travels to London to find lodgings. He settles on a depressing bed-s
- [First Steps in a Business Career](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/iv-first-steps-in-a-business-career.md): Mike Jackson begins his first day at the New Asiatic Bank, navigating the unfamiliar environment. He is guided by the benevolent Mr. Waller, has an awkward reunion with Mr. Bickersdyke (the manager), and is assigned to t
- [The Other Man](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/v-the-other-man.md): Mike Jackson struggles with the monotony of his new job at the New Asiatic Bank, feeling homesick and disillusioned. He is befriended by Mr. Waller, the cashier, who takes him to lunch and offers some insight into the ba
- [Psmith Explains](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/vi-psmith-explains.md): Psmith and Mike take a break from their bank duties to visit the post office and then a tea shop, where Psmith explains why he is working at the bank: his father, inspired by commerce, arranged for him to work under Mr. 
- [VII: Going Into Winter Quarters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/vii-going-into-winter-quarters.md): Mike and Psmith finish their first day at the bank. Psmith invites Mike to share his flat at Clement's Inn, and Mike accepts, moving out of his Dulwich lodgings. The next day, Mr. Rossiter confronts them about their prol
- [VIII: The Friendly Native](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/viii-the-friendly-native.md): Psmith explains his strategy of winning over a 'friendly native' in the bank, targeting Mr. Rossiter. He attempts to discover Rossiter's hobby through conversation, but fails with stamps and Hall Caine. Mike bonds with m
- [The Haunting of Mr. Bickersdyke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/ix-the-haunting-of-mr-bickersdyke.md): Psmith patiently spends a fortnight building rapport with Mr. Rossiter through discussions of League football, securing peace in the Postage Department. He then turns his attention to haunting Mr. Bickersdyke at the Seni
- [X: Mr. Bickersdyke Addresses His Constituents](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/x-mr-bickersdyke-addresses-his-constituents.md): Mr. Bickersdyke is in a foul mood at the bank, ignoring greetings and contemplating dismissing Psmith for his behavior at the bridge game, but realizes he has no valid grounds. He sends for Mr. Rossiter, who praises Psmi
- [Misunderstood](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xi-misunderstood.md): Psmith returns to the flat after attending a political meeting where Mr. Bickersdyke was speaking. He recounts how he interrupted Bickersdyke's speech to point out that a story Bickersdyke told as his own had actually be
- [In a Nutshell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xii-in-a-nutshell.md): Psmith is summoned to the manager's office after a political meeting incident. He cleverly defends his actions, arguing that his behavior outside office hours is not grounds for dismissal, and warns Bickersdyke that firi
- [Mike Is Moved On](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xiii-mike-is-moved-on.md): Mike begins to settle into bank life, finding camaraderie among fellow employees and enjoying London with Psmith. However, the hostility of Mr. Bickersdyke persists, and a new arrival at the bank leads to Mike being tran
- [Mr. Waller Appears in a New Light](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xiv-mr-waller-appears-in-a-new-light.md): Psmith, feeling the loss of Mike's company after his transfer to the Cash Department, frequently visits him there. Mr. Waller, the tolerant cashier, allows these visits. During one such visit, Psmith complains about Bris
- [Stirring Times on the Common](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xv-stirring-times-on-the-common.md): Psmith and Mike accompany Mr. Waller to a Socialist meeting on Clapham Common. Mr. Waller's energetic speech attracts a crowd, but his temperance remarks turn the audience hostile. When a man named Bill picks up a stone 
- [Further Developments](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xvi-further-developments.md): After the Clapham Common meeting, Psmith and Mike are chased by a hostile crowd. They escape onto a tram, where a fight ensues. Psmith uses his wit and a bribe to placate a policeman, and the two friends ride away, with 
- [Sunday Supper](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xvii-sunday-supper.md): After the chaotic socialist meeting, Psmith insists they attend Mr. Waller's Sunday supper despite Mike's reluctance. The meal is awkward: Mike is grilled by the insufferable Edward Waller, accidentally spills water into
- [Psmith Makes a Discovery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xviii-psmith-makes-a-discovery.md): After a tedious evening at Mr. Waller's home, where Mike suffers through Comrade Prebble's endless socialist lecture, Psmith reveals a valuable discovery: a record of the Tulse Hill Parliament containing fiery socialist 
- [XIX: The Illness of Edward](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xix-the-illness-of-edward.md): Mike reflects on the pleasant routine of winter life at the New Asiatic Bank, noting the quirky characters among his colleagues. One morning in early February, he observes a change in Mr. Waller, who is usually cheerful 
- [Concerning a Cheque](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xx-concerning-a-cheque.md): Mike learns that Mr. Waller cashed a forged cheque for £100 from Sir John Morrison while distracted by his son Edward's illness. To protect the cashier, Mike falsely claims he cashed the cheque himself. The next day, Mr.
- [XXI: Psmith Makes Inquiries](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xxi-psmith-makes-inquiries.md): Psmith learns from Bristow that Mike is being berated by Mr. Bickersdyke. After the confrontation, Psmith meets Mike at a Mecca cafe to hear his account of the dismissal. Psmith advises Mike to stop taking on others' tro
- [And Takes Steps](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xxii-and-takes-steps.md): Psmith decides to confront Mr. Bickersdyke about Mike's dismissal by following him into the Turkish Baths, while Mr. Waller, relieved but shaken, seeks reassurance from Psmith about Mike's fate.
- [Mr. Bickersdyke Makes a Concession](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xxiii-mr-bickersdyke-makes-a-concession.md): In a Turkish bath, Psmith confronts Mr. Bickersdyke with old radical speeches from the Tulse Hill Parliament, threatening to send them to the Clarion unless he spares Mike Jackson. Bickersdyke, fearing political ruin, co
- [The Spirit of Unrest](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xxiv-the-spirit-of-unrest.md): Mr. Bickersdyke is elected to Parliament with a narrow majority, and Psmith reveals that his earlier threat to publish Bickersdyke's speeches may have influenced the manager's decision to spare Mike's job. However, with 
- [At the Telephone](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xxv-at-the-telephone.md): Mike receives a phone call from his brother Joe, who urgently asks him to play for his county against Middlesex at Lord's. Despite his job at the bank, Mike impulsively agrees, driven by his growing discontent with banki
- [Breaking the News](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xxvi-breaking-the-news.md): Mike receives a phone call from his brother Joe, who needs him to play for the county cricket team at Lord's. He rushes off, leaving Psmith to inform Mr. Gregory of his absence. Psmith breaks the news with characteristic
- [At Lord's](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xxvii-at-lord-s.md): Mike arrives at Lord's to play for his county after being called up as a last-minute replacement. He learns that three Cambridge players were injured in a car crash, leaving the team short. Joe Jackson, his brother, puts
- [XXVIII: Psmith Arranges His Future](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xxviii-psmith-arranges-his-future.md): Psmith stealthily leaves the bank early, dodging Mr. Gregory, and meets his father at the Mansion House. They go to Lord's to watch Mike Jackson play cricket. Psmith explains that Mike has been fired for playing instead 
- [And Mike's](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xxix-and-mike-s.md): Mike plays a brilliant innings of 148 for his county at Lord's, finding his form after lunch and sharing a massive partnership with his brother Joe. After the match, Psmith reveals that he has arranged for Mike to join h
- [XXX: The Last Sad Farewells](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/psmith_in_the_city_se/chapters/xxx-the-last-sad-farewells.md): Psmith and Mike resign from the bank in a dramatic confrontation with Mr. Bickersdyke at the Senior Conservative Club. Psmith delivers a theatrical speech about their departure, while Mr. Bickersdyke, who had already pla

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