A Pin to see the Peepshow II

Julia and Herbert get married and he joins up, but has a safe posting. She goes on working, and is doing well at her job. She is pleased with life and delighted to have her own flat. But when Herbert comes back from the war, she begins to find him irritating. She meets a young man who is a sailor, and who has been going out with Elsa. They start an affair. Leo is away at sea a lot so they write to each other. Julia begins to long for escape from her marriage and they begin to imagine ways that they could be together. They don't have much time together. Herbert becomes aware of the relationship and begins to give his wife a hard time. She and he quarrel and Leo gets involved as well. He gets angry with Herbert for being unkind to his wife and for not having the decency to offer her a divorce.