I doubt anyone has ever been more excited to receive goat feces in the mail than Richard Carmody. Unsurprisingly, he passed with flying colors β earning an outstanding distinction that puts him in line for a prestigious research program. His decision not to accept the research position comes as a surprise to Siegfried. The young vet would rather stay at Skeldale, contributing to the war effort in the field rather than in a lab.
Siegfried is relieved to hear he is not planning to leave. With the goat droppings revealing plenty of eggs under the microscope, Siegfried and Carmody suspect roundworms and rush off to the Grantly estate to treat the animals. Grantly, but by his intriguing sister. Though, to be fair, Siegfried still manages to form coherent sentences, which is more than can be said for Carmody when he is around the object of his desire.
Carmody once again oversteps when he eagerly informs Ms. Siegfried is thoroughly embarrassed, but in the end, it does little to hurt his chances with Ms. He seems eager β perhaps even a little smitten. But fear not, my dear fellow Siegfried and Audrey shippers.
It makes perfect sense that Siegfried would be drawn to Ms. Grantley is, in many ways, the kind of woman society tells Siegfried he should be interested in.
However, what his heart truly desires is another matter entirely. The bond and unspoken understanding between Siegfried and Mrs. Hall cannot be compared to the surface-level attraction he shares with Ms. Beyond that, viewers are generally far more invested in relationships that defy convention, something a pairing between Siegfried and Ms. Grantley most certainly would not. Hall is so busy with her warden duties and James and Helen have their own little family.
