 The peace has come to an exuberant London, but things have been very quiet at Eaton Place. Widower James Bellamy and step-cousin, Georgina, live in the house with a full staff. James life is quiet and modest and there s simply not enough for the servants to do. James hopes to persuade Richard and Virginia to come to live in the cavernous house, but Virginia won t have it. Mindful of the inevitable memories in every room at  165  and anxious for a fresh start with her new husband and her two young children, Virginia presses on in her search for a new London home. James can t justify keeping the house or the staff, so he assembles the servants, thanks them for their many years of devoted service and gives them a month s notice. Richard is sad at this news, but while they re house-hunting nearby, Georgina shrewdly suggests that Virginia s children, young Alice and William, spend the afternoon at Eaton Place. She assures their mother that she and James will entertain them. The house comes alive what with Mrs. Bridges whipping up lovely confections and James showing his young step-brother, William, his set of electric trains. After the doleful war years, laughter and good fun have returned throughout the house. When she comes to collect her children, Virginia knows she s  licked  and wryly capitulates -- she and his Lordship will live there, along with James and Georgina, with a willing staff at their disposal.