The Eternal Daughter

Well, it's a great help. 295 00:34:52,504 --> 00:34:55,107 I mean, I have a pile and I really want to get them away 296 00:34:55,142 --> 00:34:56,502 as soon as possible. 297 00:34:56,537 --> 00:34:58,371 Maybe after lunch we could post them. 298 00:35:01,472 --> 00:35:03,173 Do you want to take one of my little helpers? 299 00:35:04,340 --> 00:35:07,206 I don't want to get dependent on anything, so... 300 00:35:07,241 --> 00:35:10,371 I... I understand, but just... Just say the word. 301 00:35:10,406 --> 00:35:13,107 I have them you know, and I find they're marvelous. 302 00:35:13,142 --> 00:35:15,206 They just... You know, I go straight off. 303 00:35:15,241 --> 00:35:18,700 No, I'll go for a longer walk today and I don't know... 304 00:35:18,735 --> 00:35:21,502 maybe drink less coffee. I don't know. Anyway... 305 00:35:21,537 --> 00:35:22,799 All right, so I've done the Asbury's. 306 00:35:22,834 --> 00:35:26,832 I've done Anne and Michael Saxton-Thomas. 307 00:35:26,867 --> 00:35:29,601 Um... uh... 308 00:35:30,570 --> 00:35:34,239 Oh, uh, yes, Charles Stowe. 309 00:35:34,274 --> 00:35:35,766 Did I tell you that Molly died? 310 00:35:36,702 --> 00:35:37,766 So sad. 311 00:35:38,570 --> 00:35:40,667 He was so sweet when, you know, 312 00:35:40,702 --> 00:35:43,634 when he wrote me such a lovely letter. 313 00:35:43,669 --> 00:35:46,272 All right, uh, let's get on with that. 314 00:35:51,834 --> 00:35:54,404 With an "E" and "Esquire." 315 00:35:55,801 --> 00:35:58,305 And you'll find the address in there. 316 00:36:04,636 --> 00:36:06,338 So nice by the fire. 317 00:36:07,669 --> 00:36:09,107 Do you remember this room? 318 00:36:09,142 --> 00:36:11,173 Was it like this when you were here before? 319 00:36:11,702 --> 00:36:13,568 Uh, do you know, I was just thinking. 320 00:36:13,603 --> 00:36:18,700 I remember the fireplace very well. Um... 321 00:36:18,735 --> 00:36:20,634 I remember being rather frightened of it actually, 322 00:36:20,669 --> 00:36:22,437 uh, when I was... 323 00:36:23,537 --> 00:36:25,404 Yeah, I mean, it's so funny isn't it, 324 00:36:25,439 --> 00:36:27,799 to think that one would be frightened, but I... 325 00:36:27,834 --> 00:36:31,041 Although, I have happy memories of this room. 326 00:36:31,669 --> 00:36:36,371 Um, I think, uh, you know, Aunt Jocelyn was, um... 327 00:36:37,669 --> 00:36:39,700 ...always filling it with children. 328 00:36:39,735 --> 00:36:43,371 And, uh, didn't have any of her own, 329 00:36:43,406 --> 00:36:45,272 but she, you know, she took us in 330 00:36:45,307 --> 00:36:49,535 and she took the cousins, and yeah... 331 00:36:50,735 --> 00:36:52,437 Happy times. 332 00:36:52,472 --> 00:36:55,140 And... I mean, did you, did you... 333 00:36:55,175 --> 00:36:56,667 Were you aware of the war going on? 334 00:36:56,702 --> 00:36:58,766 Did you have bombers going over or...? 335 00:36:58,801 --> 00:37:01,535 Yeah... Well, I mean, you're not far from Liverpool here, 336 00:37:01,570 --> 00:37:04,041 so yeah there... there were... 337 00:37:06,472 --> 00:37:07,799 Darling, let's get on with these cards. 338 00:37:07,834 --> 00:37:09,272 - I mean, I... - All right. 339 00:37:09,307 --> 00:37:11,568 Can we? Do you mind? Let's... I'm... 340 00:37:11,603 --> 00:37:13,470 The truth is I feel a bit wobbly today, so I just... 341 00:37:13,504 --> 00:37:14,535 Oh, Mum! 342 00:37:15,603 --> 00:37:18,404 No, just I dunno, I just feel a bit sort of cold, 343 00:37:18,439 --> 00:37:20,140 even though we're by the fire. 344 00:37:20,175 --> 00:37:22,338 You look a bit cold. Oh, would you like a scarf? 345 00:37:22,373 --> 00:37:24,371 - I'll go and get you a scarf. - No, well don't... 346 00:37:24,406 --> 00:37:26,206 - Yeah. No, easy. - I can do it darling. 347 00:37:26,241 --> 00:37:27,799 - I'll get one later. - No, no, no, I'll get it. 348 00:37:34,274 --> 00:37:37,173 She's such a fusspot. 349 00:37:38,241 --> 00:37:39,535 Isn't she? 350 00:39:54,504 --> 00:39:57,535 Is your room nice, where you've found to write? 351 00:39:57,570 --> 00:39:58,733 Mm. 352 00:40:00,274 --> 00:40:02,437 Didn't get any work done today. 353 00:40:02,472 --> 00:40:05,107 Maybe it'll just take a little time. 354 00:40:19,241 --> 00:40:20,502 This was, um... 355 00:40:22,340 --> 00:40:24,404 This is a room I remember very well. 356 00:40:24,439 --> 00:40:27,272 Um... it was a drawing room. 357 00:40:28,241 --> 00:40:29,338 And, uh... 358 00:40:32,702 --> 00:40:35,074 It was hung with tapestries. 359 00:40:35,109 --> 00:40:38,041 I mean, real tapestries, not what they have now but, um... 360 00:40:39,439 --> 00:40:40,636 And, uh... 361 00:40:42,537 --> 00:40:46,041 It had a needlepoint fireguard, which my Aunt Joss had made. 362 00:40:49,537 --> 00:40:5