With Britain on the edge of war, five cousins and their friends stay at a house with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs ...

With Britain on the edge of war, five cousins and their friends stay at a house with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs. Omnibus edition.

The family react differently to Walter's death. Richard comes to London. Calypso and Richard visit Sophy at school in Cambridge. Oliver and Hector meet in N.Africa. The twins' posting upsets Polly ...