Mr. Hobbs missed his young friend and he began to feel quite lonely, so after two or three weeks a new idea came to him: he would go see Dick. He knew all about Dick; Ceddie had told him. The main part of the idea was however was that perhaps Dick would be some comfort to him in the way of talking things over. One day Mr. Hobbs arrived to where Dick was running his bootblacking business, once Dick was done with another customer’s boots he worked upon Mr. Hobbs’. Not much time was taken when the topic of Ceddie was brought up. It proved they had so much to say to one another, that it wasn’t possible to say it all at once, so it was agreed the next night Dick would come to Mr. Hobbs’ store and keep him company. Soon they began collecting books to learn more about earls, duke, and lords. This chapter ends with Mr. Hobbs receiving a letter from Ceddie, in which they discover Cedric’s cousin is Lord Fauntleroy: not Ceddie.