- Lady Prudence finally gets hold of the Bellamy drawing room for a worthy cause.
- The Bellamy household is again invaded by Lady Prudence Fairfax and one of her committees who commandeer the drawing room for yet another fund-raiser, this time for the Red Cross. They have co-opted the services of a well-known actor, Gerald Maitland, to stage a series of tableaux on a war-related theme. Georgina is home on leaves and agrees to portray Florence Nightingale and Prudence even recruits one of the staff to be the central character in the finale. At the final rehearsal however, 165 Eaton Place is extensively damaged in an air raid. Hudson proceeds to his duties as a Special Constable but is wounded and requires hospitalization. The final blow is a telegram advising them that James is missing in action in France and believed killed.—garykmcd
- Lady Prudence and matinée idol Gerald Maitland barge into Eaton Place and head directly for the drawing room. Hudson is baffled, but when Richard arrives, now his Lordship, Viscount Bellamy of Haversham, he asks Pru what she has planned. She says she's enlisted some of her society friends to put on a series of tableaux -- great warriors leaving for battle through the ages. Funds raised will be donated to the Red Cross, so Richard can not object. Through a series of mishaps, under Mr. Maitland's direction, it comes together and the family and some of the staff are enlisted to participate. Georgina will make the ideal Florence Nightingale and Ruby the perfect personification of a pathetic Belgian with Lady Prudence in Prussian military garb, representing the German invasion. During a dress rehearsal, there is an air raid and there's some damage in the exquisite room that has seen Prime Ministers and royalty in happier days. As Special Constable, Hudson ventures out and is wounded, but attempts to conceal his injury upon his return. He is rushed to the hospital, his wounds are superficial and the entire household are grateful -- despite the condition of the house, all are safe and cheerful. The indomitable Bellamy household has survived another ordeal, but at the very last, a telegram comes for Hazel. In her absence, shaken Richard, reads that "Major James Bellamy is missing, believed killed."—gaelicguy
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