It'sOctober1914andthewarisnotgoingwell.TheGermansaresmashingthroughBelgiumandthealliesareinretreat.HazelBellamyisonacommitteewithLadyPrudenceFairfaxtofindtemporaryhomesforthe5000ormoreBelgianrefugeesthathavecometoBritain.Feelinganobligationtosetanexample,Hazelagreestotakeinafamilyandexpectinganaristocraticfamilyof3,receivesanextendedfamilyof5peasantfarmerswhospeaknoEnglish.Theytakeresidenceintheservants'quartersbutwiththelanguagebarrier,itallprovestobeabitmuchforbothsides.Theservantsfindtherefugeesoddintheirtastesandtheirrefusaltotakeabathinparticularoffendsthem.RescueofasortcomesfromGeorginawhoreturnsfromaweekendawayandhavingbeenschooledinSwitzerland,isafluentFrenchspeaker.TherefugeestellhertheirhorrifictaleofdeathandterroratthehandsoftheinvadingGermanscreatingagreaterunderstandingandadegreeofempathyfromthe...Writtenbygarykmcbbb
2024-02-04 21:46:01，最后更新于1年前
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