Brideshead Revisited Final Part

The lovers say goodbye and Julia now has inherited Brideshead Castle. Charles is depressed but he begins to consider the Catholic point of view. He joins the army, to try and take his mind off his troubles and war breaks out. Julia and Cordelia join the women's services. Charles gets disillusioned with the army in a while, but goes on with his work, trying to find some meaning in it. A couple of years into the war, he and his unit are transferred to a new location and to his surprised horror he finds it is Brideshead. He finds it a painful reminder of his love for Julia whom he has not seen since he parted from her at Lord Marchmain's deathbed. He finds that Julia has turned the house over to the army, for billetting soldiers and its rather a mess as the previous soldiers did not take good care of it. He gets his unit settled in and then finds that Nanny Hawkins, Sebastian's beloved Nanny is still living there, and he goes to see her. She remembers him and is pleased to see him. Sebastian is still living in North Africa, still drinking on and off and his friend Kurt has killed himself in a prison camp. But he still has remnants of his Catholic faith. Charles talks to Nanny and she gives him news of Julia who is abroad. Charles has by now converted to Catholicisim so he understands why Julia felt she had to end their affair. He leaves Nanny and goes to see the Chapel, which had been deconsecrated but is now a chapel again and is used by some of the troops. He says a prayer and hopes that by his part in the drama over Brideshead, he has done some good, even if it is just the Chapel being re opened, and his being able to pray there.