Glorious 39 Page #3

And there is the possibility

he could be right.

Will you read to me, darling?

I love it when you read to me.

What would you like me to read?

It doesn't matter.

Some Keats, anything.

"My heart aches,

"and a drowsy numbness

pains my sense,

"as though of hemlock I had drunk,

"or emptied some dull opiate..."

Sonia.

How did you get in there?

You've made me

break the rules, Sonia.

What've you been doing

in here anyway?

Reading Papa's manuscript

about Napoleon?

What are these doing here?

Been having a good listen,

have you?

Hello?

Mama?

- I found Sonia.

- That's splendid.

So much needs doing.

- You didn't see anyone pass by here?

- No, dear.

It must have been

one of the servants.

Look who I've found.

She got into one of the sheds.

She didn't realise

it was forbidden territory.

I thought you knew that.

Grumpy old girl. So good you're back.

Look what I found there too.

Foxtrots.

One of your favourites, Papa!

She's been dancing

in there too.

How odd. I don't think

I put gramophone records in there.

- I wonder how that happened.

- Let's see if it still plays.

Did you receive the letter?

Yes, I believe I did receive that.

I thought we dealt with that subject

you raised with me before

and were allowing

time for reflection.

There are various factors which have

to be taken into consideration...

That's no foxtrot.

I'd like to see Papa dancing to that!

That's very strange.

I think this must be Joseph's doing.

Mr. Balcombe asked if he could store

some government overflow with us.

They're drowning in paper,

apparently.

The government needs

to store things here?

It seemed a harmless thing to do.

The reason he gave is interesting,

and quite funny, and rather rude.

He said there were so few places

where one can trust

the servants won't go any more,

but knowing our servants,

that wasn't a worry here.

He said that?

They hardly manage to clean the

house, let alone the outbuildings!

People didn't count on

Sonia and Anne.

Why are they storing records

that are labelled as foxtrots?

Which clearly are not.

That's probably their idea

of maximum security.

"Let's call everything after a dance.

"That'll fool everybody, nobody

will see through that!"

Since Munich they've been recording

many government calls

because people's note-taking

has been so inadequate.

But I had no idea we had some here.

It's rather exciting.

Are you sure there's nobody here?

There shouldn't be.

Not even the servants.

They've all gone to the fte.

Do we have to have George watching?

That's Sonia.

Do we have to have her watching?

She likes to watch people make love.

How many people has she watched?

I've asked, but she's not telling.

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