It'sOctober1914andthewarisnotgoingwell.TheGermansaresmashingthroughBelgiumandthealliesareinretreat.HazelBellamyisonacommitteewithLadyPrudenceFairfaxtofindtemporaryhomesforthe5000ormoreBelgianrefugeesthathavecometoBritain.Feelinganobligationtosetanexample，Hazelagreestotakeinafamilyandexpectinganaristocraticfamilyof3，receivesanextendedfamilyof5peasantfarmerswhospeaknoEnglish.Theytakeresidenceintheservants'quartersbutwiththelanguagebarrier，itallprovestobeabitmuchforbothsides.Theservantsfindtherefugeesoddintheirtastesandtheirrefusaltotakeabathinparticularoffendsthem.RescueofasortcomesfromGeorginawhoreturnsfromaweekendawayandhavingbeenschooledinSwitzerland，isafluentFrenchspeaker.TherefugeestellhertheirhorrifictaleofdeathandterroratthehandsoftheinvadingGermanscreatingagreaterunderstandingandadegreeofempathyfromthe...Writtenbygarykmcd