Glorious 39 Page #5

The family still matters here, clearly.

You should've put a coat on, Celia.

No wonder you're cold.

Of course you're shocked, my dear.

- Do you know what happened?

- No.

Lawrence didn't tell me very much.

He said he thought Hector

had killed himself.

It's possible. He was excitable.

But there was something

very touching about him.

And very brave.

I'm so honoured

you were able to come this evening.

We're delighted to get

our own private performance.

And we are all here.

You've already met Kathleen,

my sister. Her boy is in the choir.

Yes.

I hope you approve. I'm conducting

the choir myself tonight.

It's an anthem that reaches back

almost as far as your family!

Let us hope

he is an improvement on the last one.

Are we allowed to wave at Walter?

You're still looking so pale, my dear.

Yes.

I was just thinking about

Mr. Balcombe. What does he do, Papa?

He works at the Home Office

doing various things.

He's in the secret service.

It's obvious.

Is he?

Would he have taken

an interest in Hector?

Very possibly, but I don't think

he can have bumped him off.

Bumped him off?

Anne, your love of the dramatic!

No, I didn't mean that, of course.

Mind you, he is rather spooky.

He seems a little odd, I admit,

but he shares my love of fishing.

It's just... Hector seemed

worried about him.

You can't just get rid

of Members of Parliament like that.

Both the 1st part...

and the 3rd part.

Forgive a statement that's obvious,

but evil has to be stood up to.

I'll ask Mr. Balcombe

to move all the stuff

he's got stored in our sheds.

It's not right

we have things around the house

and we don't know what they are.

He can do it very soon.

He's coming to the picnic.

We'll feed him up and then get him

to take everything away.

What a splendid estate

you have here!

It's no wonder you're so proud of it,

Sir Alexander.

I remember hearing you speak

at a meeting

- about the wonders of nature.

- It's marvellous someone remembers.

It was inspiring.

I know I've seen you

in the theatre many times.

really stood out.

- Your porter, in Macbeth...

- Yes.

Drunken porter, as I remember.

Especially towards

the end of the week.

Come on, everybody.

We've got to walk off all this food.

- Let's go to the mossy island.

- Why do we have to?

I can't move!

We can't take the baby

to the mossy island.

It's all right. I'll stay here

and look after it.

Don't worry, Aunt Elizabeth,

I'll stay. Learn my lines.

We'll both sit

and look after him together.

I think I might stretch my legs

after all, if you don't mind.

I'll lose all use of them

if I don't get out

of this ridiculous chair at once.

Are you sure there's nobody here?

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