Arkwright acquired a shipment of damaged merchandise. The problem was that these were canned goods, conspicuously lacking labels. He subsequently attempted to sell them to his clientele.

Granville grew weary of his daily bicycle rounds and sought out Arkwright, hoping to persuade him to invest in a van. He harbored a secret desire: a mattress in the van’s back would, he believed, improve his romantic prospects – and perhaps…

Desperate for Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's attention, Arkwright begins a calculated search for a suitable ailment. He seeks a convincing illness, a believable affliction that will elicit the sympathy he believes she has withheld.

Following a clumsy break-in at his shop, Arkwright resolved to install a guard dog. But rather than acquiring an actual canine companion, he attempts a deception, intending to mislead all with merely the imitation of a dog’s sounds. Separat…

The passing of Parslow, a friend from years gone by, left Arkwright with the task of arranging the funeral. He approached the matter with a pragmatic air, anticipating a substantial profit from the catering arrangements.

Driven by an excess of apples – a consequence of an overestimation in his ordering – Arkwright initiated a vigorous sales campaign to clear his surplus.