Gaston and Philémon still have a lot to learn. Harry, who has been quick to realise that, without skilful guidance, things might turn out very badly between Barry and his cousins, approaches Granddad, requesting him to become the trainer/coach of the four-cousin team.
'Barry cannot accept Gaston and Philémon making mistakes, Granddad', Harry says. 'Yesterday he told them that if they didn't improve their game quickly, they could forget about becoming national youth champions before they reach the age of eighty. A strange way of putting it, but I guess that everyone realised what he meant.'

'I take it from this that Barry wants to become a national youth champion himself', Granddad remarks. 'And I'm supposed to help you?'
'Yes please, Granddad, because if you don't intervene quickly, I think Barry in person will end Gaston and Philémon's delight in the game once and for all and make them give it up.'

The evening before Philémon had been defeated in 4♥ and Barry's criticism had been scathing:

S/NS		♠	J 4 3
		♥	A 10 9 2
		♦	A J 10 9
		♣	3 2
♠	K Q 10 9			♠	8 7 6 5
♥	8 5			♥	J
♦	4 3 2			♦	K 7 6 5
♣	A Q 5 4			♣	J 10 9 8
		♠	A 2
		♥	K Q 7 6 4 3
		♦	Q 8
		♣	K 7 6

Barry led the ♠K, Philémon winning in his hand with the ♠A. Philémon carefully studied both hands, but in the end he shrugged, drew the trumps in two rounds and advanced the ♦Q. When Barry contributed a small diamond, Philémon gave him a look, but had no choice but to finesse. Harry won with the ♦K and returned the ♣J, killing Philémon's 4♥-contract: Barry made two club tricks and the ♠Q. Down one.
'Zis is bad luck, ze ♦K and ze ♣A both were wrong', Philémon started.
'Bad luck, bad luck, what do you mean?' Barry was ready to give Philémon a dressing down.
'Calm down, brother', Harry intervened, 'I suggest you start considering the advantages of light take-out doubles in view of cheap saves, I will go over this dummy play with Philémon...'
Though still wild-eyed, Barry was quiet.
'You didn't play really badly, Philémon', Harry started, 'but you could have done better. Of course you were unlucky that both the ♣A and the ♦K were wrong, but it doesn't cost to play a small spade from hand after having drawn trumps.'
'Oui, 'arry, but vat does it 'elp me, my ♠J becomes a master, but I 'ave too many clubs, oui? It is, comment le dire..., pointless to discard one club, oui?'
'That's true, but how about pitching a diamond?'
'Mais oui!'
Philémon's face brightens.
'Naturellement. 'ow stupid of me not to 'ave seen it. After that I cannot go wrong, non? I play ze ♦Q to ze ♦A and continue with ze ♦J. If East plays ze ♦K, I ruff; later I discard two clubs on ze diamonds. If East does not play ze ♦K, I pietch a club at once, yes? West is welcome to make ze ♦K if 'e 'as it. East never gains ze lead to play through ze ♣K. I lose only ze ♠K and either ze ♦K, if West 'as it, and one club, or two clubs. C'est unbelievable ça, zat I 'aven't seen zat!'
'New spectacles, perhaps...?' Barry murmurs, but inaudible for his cousins.
'Alors, 'arry, what was it zat you meant when you said something about zis cheap double?' Gaston eagerly entered the discussion. 'I do not quite understand. Quoi...'
'Next deal, cut down on these long post mortems', Barry swiftly reacts.