Jan tries to advise Rebecca, telling her the best thing is to go to London, consult a doctor and have the operation done privately. She is afraid because abortion is against the law. Jan tells her that that's the best advice he can give her.. but a few days later, he gets a call from Rebecca's daughter Deborah. Its obvious that she went for a backstreet abortion and is now very ill. She dies, calling for Hugh. Jan is very upset, realising that although he did love Rebecca, her heart was with Hugh.
After Rebecca's death, Jan begins to think about the upcoming war. He worries about leaving Isabella, who is young and flighty but when the war breaks out, he joins the army and so does his nephew Esmond.
He continues to worry about Penmarric, his elderly mother and his wife, but then his sister Mariana, who has developed a drink problem after an unhappy marriage, kills herself. Jan and Esmond get leave to attend the funeral. When he goes home, he finds that Jonas who has turned into a sullen unpleasant young lad, has been bohtering Janna, pestering her for money and saying that he will reveal that Jan was the father of her baby whom she aborted. During the leave time Jan decides that he has to sort out his nephew.
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