Raj quartet III

Ronald tries to get in with the Laytons and pay court to Sarah as she is single. She is uneasy with him. After the marriage Teddy and Ronald are posted to Burma, and Susan becomes pregnant. She lazes around, while Sarah does war work. The Laytons are on uneasy terms with Col Layton's stepmother, who lives in Rose Cottage, an attractive house, which Mildred hopes to inherit some day. Old Mrs Layton does not much like her stepson's wife. She takes in a paying guest to keep them a bit at a distance. Its an elderly lady called Barbie Bachelor, who used to be a missionary teacher. She is retired and considered not quite a lady by the Laytons and their friends. Barbie is lonely and fond of old Mrs Layton, and she's aware that Mildred does not like her. Several months after the wedding, the Laytons are told that Teddy has been killed in action and that Merrick who was with him, was badly wounded. Susan is very upset and he family are nerous that she is showing signs of instability. She never seemed that fond of Teddy, but now she persuades Sarah to go and visit Merrick in hospital. Sarah agrees to go and finds that Merrick is very badly injured. His face has been burned and his arm has to be amputated. She wishes she could feel more sympathy for him but she finds him unnerving.