Mr. Peepers' inheritance becomes a legal fact and he prepares for his journey to England to collect the money. After frantic last-minute preparations, he boards the boat, only to find himself as cabin mate to an elegant British aristocrat, Peter Rhodes-Downing. Downing holds him in complete contempt until he finds out that Mr. Peepers is to collect some money; then his attitude changes quite quickly.

Mr. Peepers and his new friend Peter Rhodes-Downing arrive in England. To compare English customs with those in the United States, Robinson visits an English junior high school, then takes a sight-seeing tour of London.