III. Past: Half-Day Closing Summary

Charlotte Fairfax runs the family grocery business, and she intends that the business will be Gordon's once he finishes school. Gordon has other ideas. When World War II begins, Gordon joins the military, is commissioned as a Royal Air Force officer, and becomes a fighter pilot.

Eliza is a mysterious character. The first time she met Gordon's family was at the wedding. Gordon met Eliza when he rescued her from a bombed building in London. Vinny makes no effort to conceal her dislike for Eliza. Gordon and Eliza's first child, Charles, is born on a train. While Gordon is home on leave, their second child is conceived. This time, Eliza goes into labor at home, but she locks the door to a bedroom and gives birth alone. She has a daughter and chooses the name Isobel.

Gordon...