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(waltzing orchestral theme music)

(children caroling)

- Daisy, you're about as dainty as an elephant!

Go quietly, or you'll disturb Mr. Bellamy.

- Sorry Rose.

- Is everything ready upstairs, Rose?

- Yes, Mr. Hudson.

- And the room is well-warmed?

You know how much Her Ladyship dislikes the cold.

- Yes, Mr. Hudson.

- You'll put a hot water bottle in her bed?

- Yes, Mr. Hudson.

- And hurry, she'll be tired after a long journey,

and may wish to retire at once.

You must have everything prepared, you know, Rose.

- Yes, Mr. Hudson.

- Well, look sharp my girl, what a wee thing needs.

I'll see to the fire in the morning room myself.

- Thank you, Mr. Hudson.

Well come on!

- Oh.

- Is everything prepared, Rose?

Yes, Mr. Hudson.

Well look sharp my girl!

- Honestly, all this fuss, anyone would think

they are Queen Victoria arriving!

- Now Edward, just you don't be impertinent.

Old Lady Southwold's very particular,

and she likes her comforts and she's used to good service,

so you just keep on your toes, my boy.

- It's a long time since Lady Southwold

has been here, Edward.

We don't want her to think we've got slovenly since,

well, since she was here last time.

Put that outside and then get ready, they'll be here soon.

- She bringing old Hodges with her, Rose?

- No, Edward, Miss Hodges is not coming.

I am going to see to Lady Southwold myself.

- Oh, one more thing, Rose.

Have you put the extra pillow in Her Ladyship's room,

and the spare blanket?

- I've remembered every blessed thing, Mr. Hudson.

- Good, good.

Now listen to me, all of you.

We shall be on trial for the next few days.

(thumping)

The dowager Countess has very high standards

which each and every one of us must try to live up to.

And you'll do well to remember that, Daisy,

if you wish to remain in service here.

- Now you know.

- What's Lady Southwold like, is she very fierce?

- Oh she's terrible, she's dreadful.

She has these terrible fits of rage, you see,

and once when her bath water wasn't

as hot as she wanted it, she went for

one of the maids with a red hot poker!

- No!

-[Edward] Maimed her for life!

- Daisy, you heard Mr. Hudson, wash your hands!

THey're filthy!

- She got a red beard, see?

A little red beard, and one eye is larger

than the other one, and they're both bloodshot,

and I have heard tell that she's a witch!

(gasping)

(bell ringing)

- That's it, that will be Her Ladyship!

Come along upstairs, all of us, quickly!

Edward, you help the chauffer with the luggage.

Oh Mrs. Bridges, is that hot posset ready yet?

- Yes, yes, Mr. Hudson.

- Then keep it hot, I'll be down for it in a minute.

Come along, quickly now!

- Daisy, buck up! We're supposed to be in the hall by now!

And you don't have to bring that towel!

-[Mr. Bellamy] Mable, my dear.

-[Lady Southwold] Richard.

-[Mr. Bellamy] Must be frozen to the marrow.

-[Lady Southwold] Nonsense, don't fuss, gentlemen.

I was well wrapped up and plentifully supplied

with brandy by Marston.

In fact, I feel quite merry!

Oh good afternoon, Hudson.

- Good afternoon, milady.

- Oh Hudson, in the back of the motor,

there's a hamper of Christmas fare,

packed by Mr. Combes, perhaps you would

be good enough to take charge of it?

- Very good, milady.

- Wonderful to see you looking so well.

- Oh, I'm delighted to be here!

-[Mr. Bellamy] James and Hazel had to leave

for Paris yesterday, they were sorry to miss you.

It's going to be a very quiet Christmas, I'm afraid.

- That will suit me very well.

- He told me she had beard and bloodshot eyes,

and he said she was a witch!

- That'll teach you to never believe

a word Edward says, never ever!

- There we are then, here's Christmas eats,

all the way from Wilshire.

- Is that the lot?

- Yeah.

- Oh, where's the tree?

- What tree?

- Christmas tree, they always send one

from Southwold, every year!

Where is it?

- Where is what, Rose?

- The tree, Mr. Hudson.

- Oh use your brains, my girl,

they could hardly fit a nine foot high

Christmas tree into the back

of a motorcar, now could they?

- Oh no.

- So Mr. Combes has dispatched it from Salisbury by train.

It is, at this moment, at the station

awaiting collection, and will be

delivered to this house the day after tomorrow by cart.

So there's nothing to worry about now, is there?

- No, Mr. Hudson.

- Ow!

- That's holly!

Haven't you ever seen holly before, silly girl?

- Edward, there's a food hamper to be unpacked.

- Mrs. Bridges, don't you want to see

what Father Christmas has brought for you?

- What's that?

- We are about to unpack your hamper, Mrs. Bridges,

if you can spare a wee minute.

- Oh yes, yes Mr. Hudson! Just coming!

- Makes my mouth water.

- Let's see what Mr. Combes has been

able to find us this year, eh?

Oh, brace of pheasants, very handy!

- Look Mrs. Bridges, hares for jugging!

- Oh yes yes, and woodcock, very nice too.

Oh, now that is a surprise, venison!

Oooh, lovely!

Now that looks like our turkey.

(oohing and ahhing)

- Beautiful bird, and there's my Christmas goose!

Don't stand there gawking, girl,

get on with the washing up!

- Yes, Mrs. Hudson.

Now when you put them back, take them

through to the larder.

- Yes I will, Mrs. Bridges, come on Daisy.

- Thank you, Rose.

Edward, give me a hand with this greenery, quickly now.

- Who's Mr. Combes, Rose?

- Estate agent at Southwold, family estate.

Lady Marjorie's father, Captain James' grandfather,

he was Lord Southwold, Lady Marjorie was born there.

I was born there too, in the West Lodge.

Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Bridges and I

we all come up from Southwold when Lady Marjorie

married Mr. Bellamy, see?

- And all this food, is it just for one house?

- Of course it is, silly!

It's not much, you should've seen Southwold

in the old days, that was sight.

Of course, it's a much larger staff in Southwold.

But we have celebrated Christmas

on a far more lavish scale in this household, Daisy,

than we shall do this year.

I can remember when Miss Elizabeth

and Captain James was children.

Oh, we thought nothing of entertaining 40 to luncheon.

We needed more than a brace of pheasant

and the odd woodcock then.

Be a quiet Christmas, this year.

- I do find the thought of having an 18 year-old girl

here for Christmas somewhat alarming.

- Oh, there's no need, Georgina's a very easy child.

Extraordinarily young for her age in some ways,

but I'm sure you'll take to her.

I'm only afraid she'll find it dull here.

When does she arrive?

- Tomorrow afternoon, from Geneva.

- Mr. Bellamy apologizes for his absence,

he was called out, but hopes to be home shortly.

Her Ladyship is in her room.

- Oh, I see.

- She will see you at tea time.

I have had your trunk sent up to your room, Miss.

The maid will be up shortly to unpack.

Will there be anything further?

- Oh no thank you.

- Well should you require anything, the bell is here.

I will send the maid up to you.

- Thank you.

(caroling outside)

(knocking on door)

Come in.

- Mr. Hudson, the butler, sent me

up to unpack for you, Miss.

- Oh, uh, come in.

- Thank you, Miss.

- What's your name?

- Daisy, Miss.

- Daisy what?

- Daisy Peel, Miss.

- Mine's Georgina Worsley.

- Yes, Miss.

- How old are you, Daisy?

- 18, Miss.

- Oh are you? Well so am I, just.

When's your birthday?

- May the 11th, Miss.

- Mine's in November, the 28th,

so you're older than me.

- Oh, yes Miss.

- You don't look it.

Shall I help you?

Where does everything go?

- Oh no, Miss, I'm to do it.

Mr. Hudson sent me up to unpack for you,

and well, said I wasn't to disturb you,

only if Rose or anyone come in.

- Would you get into trouble?

- I think so, Miss.

- Well they wouldn't mind if I just

sat and talked to you, would they?

- Oh no, Miss.

- Who's Rose?

- Well she's the head house parlor maid,

and I'm the under house parlor maid, I'm new.

-[Georgina] Are you?

- I only come last week.

- I only came today, so I'm newer than you.

Do you like it here?

- Oh yeah, takes a bit of getting used to.

- You know, Daisy, I may be coming to live here,

in the summer when I finish school,

to do the Season.

- Can't you live with your mum and dad?

- They're dead, my father was killed

in a hunting accident when I was six,

and my mother went down in the Titanic.

- Like Lady Marjorie.

- Yes, well my mother married

Lady Marjorie's brother, Uncle Hugo.

I liked Uncle Hugo, he was very nice to me.

They were all going to America, well Canada really,

and they all got drowned.

- Well that's very sad.

- Yes, it is rather.

So you see, I haven't got many relations.

Mr. Bellamy suggested I came here for Christmas,

and if it suits him I can come back in the summer.

- Well that's good.

- Yes, I suppose it is.

I suppose it is.

Where do you live, Daisy?

- Here, Miss.

- No, I mean where's you home?

Where do your parents live?

- Hoxton, Miss.

- And where's that?

- In London, Miss, East End, it's a long way from here.

- Is it nice?

- Where shall I put this?

- Oh, let me have him, this is Mr. Gladstone.

I've had him since I was seven, he goes everywhere with me.

Let's put him on the bed.

Will you be looking after me all the time, Daisy?

- Oh no, Miss Rose'll be looking after you.

I'm only doing this because she had

to go and fetch something for Lady Southwold.

- What a pity.

- Oh Rose is very nice, I'm sure you'll like her.

- It'd be much nicer to have you.

(caroling outside)

Oh, I hate unpacking, I always hope

a present might have slipped itself

in when I wasn't looking, but it never has, oh well.

Where's your room, Daisy?

- Upstairs, at the top, Miss.

I share with Rose.

- Oh do you?

I share at the convent, with a girl called Ann Marie.

She talks in her sleep.

Does Rose talk in her sleep?

- Oh no, Rose is very quiet.

But she does snore a little bit.

(giggling)

- You should hold her nose!

- Oh no, she might wake up.

- Oh that would be funny, if she woke up

and found you holding her nose!

(giggling)

- Tea is being served in the morning room, Miss.

- Oh yes, in the morning room.

- If you'd like to follow me, I'll show you where it is.

- Thank you.

(clock chiming)

- In here, Miss, if you please.

- Come in, child, greet your uncle!

(orchestral music)

(thumping)

-[Mr. Bellamy] Yes, Hudson?

- Excuse me sir, I just thought

I should inform you that the Christmas tree has arrived,

and the staff are about to put it up in the hall,

in case you should wonder at the commotion.

- Yes, thank you Hudson.

- Also, might I remind you sir,

that this afternoon we were intending

to put up the Christmas decorations,

if that would not be inconvenient.

- Oh yes, I had forgotten, well it won't

disturb me, I'm going out in a moment.

What about you, Mabel?

- Oh, I'm going up to my room.

(yawning)

It's time for my rest.

- And you, Georgina?

Have you any plans for this afternoon?

- Oh no, I mean, I'm not doing anything.

- Would you like to help the servants

with the Christmas decorations?

- Oh yes, please!

- Well there you are, Hudson,

there's another helper for you.

(servants laughing and talking)

-[Edward] Honestly if you brought

it in through the front door

-[Rose] Just lift up at your end!

(shushing)

- Rose is quite right, Edward, if you lift it

up at your end, give it a wee bit

of purchase it'll come 'round perfectly easily.

- Mind that light, Edward!

- Come on, Rose, easy!

(clamoring and chattering)

- There now, what did I tell you?

- Right, you go and get the tub, Edward.

- Right.

- Miss Worsley is kindly going to assist

you all with the decoration of the tree.

- Please, I'm Georgina.

- Miss Georgina.

- Thank you.

- Well look sharp then, Edward.

Don't put things on the polished table!

I'll be downstairs with Mrs. Bridges,

discussing the arrangements for tomorrow

if anyone wants me.

There's a chair here, Miss Georgina,

if you care to sit and watch while

they're putting up the tree.

- Yes, I will.

- Now remember, all of you, don't make

too much noise about it.

Better wait for a wee bit, Miss,

till the tree is firmly fixed before

trying to put anything on it.

- Of course.

- Well come on, hurry up, hurry up!

You haven't got all day!

And Rose, all of you, be careful

with that tree, I don't want anything broken!

- Yes, Mr. Hudson.

- Um, well, come on, let's get started.

Um, go and get the nose, Edward,

you get up the other end, Daisy, come on.

- Yeah.

-[Rose] Right, lift!

- It's heavy!

- Course it's heavy, ow!

(laughing)

Oh, it's not funny them branches are prickly!

Oh, no wonder they're called needles!

(laughing)

Well come on!

- I don't think that tree likes you, Rose.

- You be quiet, Ed, it might be your turn next time.

Come on, Daisy.

Lift!

Here we go, push it towards me!

It's alright, I've got it!

- Rose where are you going?

Let me take it, Rose!

- Careful, careful! - It's going!

- You're going to drop it!

- Oh really, this is stupid!

What did you let it go for?

- It's too high for me, Rose.

- We'll get it over there somehow.

- Can I make a suggestion?

Well, if you put the tub over there,

and I go up the stairs and lean over,

I can catch it when it's out of Daisy's reach,

and then I can help you to hold it.

- Yes, alright Miss, that's a good idea.

That is, if you don't mind, helping I mean.

- Of course I don't mind, I'd like to.

- Uh, come on Edward, pull the tub over here,

and you get up there, Daisy.

Here we go.

There, you ready Daisy?

- Yeah.

- Right.

- Push Daisy! - Push Daisy!

- Push it, good, right!

Have you got it, Miss?

- Yes, thank you, Rose.

-[Rose] Right now, into the tub.

One, two, three!

(cheering)

- Get this tree out of my way, Rose, I can't move!

- You be quiet and start fixing it in.

(laughing)

-[Edward] Oh, women! Oh honestly, Rose.

- Give me that ornament.

- Be careful of the needles, Miss Georgina.

-[Georgina] I can manage, thank you Edward.

- Watch she doesn't break her neck, eh Hudson?

- Certainly, sir.

(clapping)

-[Mrs. Bridges] Oh it's beautiful.

(servants chattering)

- Well done, well done.

It looks very bonny, Miss Georgina.

Come on, downstairs, all of you quickly!

(groaning)

- Doesn't it look lovely?

- Beautiful!

- Bring some holly up, and we'll do my bedroom next!

- Alright then.

("Silent Night" playing)

- Look how dark it is already.

Oh, I do love Christmas so.

It's funny to think that out there,

all over London, people are doing the same thing tonight.

Wrapping up presents, decorating their homes.

Your family, this family, every family in the world.

Well, the Christian world, I suppose.

You're awfully quiet, Daisy.

- Must draw the curtains, Miss Georgina.

- What is it, are you sad?

Homesick?

- I haven't been home for three years, Miss Georgina,

before I started at my last place.

- Three years?

- Well, there was seven of us, you see,

and not enough to eat, not with my dad unemployed.

He used to worry about Mum and us kids

ever so bad when he was there.

That's why I don't go home now,

I'd just be another mouth to feed, you see?

At Christmastime, I do think of them, not that we had much.

We used to go out singing carols in the streets,

get a cup of hot cocoa and a penny, sometimes.

At least Mum and Dad would cheer up a bit Christmas Day.

Neighbor might let him have off a bottle of gin

and they'd sing a bit, laugh a bit,

and stop fighting and bashing us.

It was better, Christmastime.

- Don't you think you ought to give them a nice surprise,

and go home this Christmas?

I could ask Mr. Bellamy to give you time off.

- I've got the afternoon off, thanks, we all have.

Better not go.

- Oh Daisy, Daisy don't cry, please!

- Her Ladyship is waiting in

the morning room, Miss Georgina.

Daisy!

- Excuse me, Miss Georgina.

- Oh Ruby, do take care!

Now look out!

- Ruby, bring over the paste and fix this.

- Oh, that looks nice, yeah, very nice.

Working hard, then, good girls?

- Yeah, why don't you give us a hand, lazy?

- I can't, I've got to stand by.

Mr. Hudson's gone out for a walk,

and I've got to clear away the morning room tea.

Daisy.

Sorry.

Here Rose, how about a nice Christmas kiss, eh?

- Nice, what would be nice about that?

- Oh come on, Mrs. Bridges, only once a year!

- Oh go on, get out of here.

- What's the matter with everybody, it is Christmas!

Ruby!

- Oh, Edward!

- Happy Christmas.

- House looks very nice and seasonal,

you've done well, Georgina, hasn't she?

- Yes, indeed.

It all looks charming.

- Thank you.

- Georgina, we always like to make Christmas a festive

occasion for the servants as well as ourselves.

So tomorrow evening we shall be dining out and leaving them

to have their own Christmas dinner downstairs.

Lady Southwold's sister, Lady Castleton,

has kindly invited us.

- Poor thing, she's not very good company nowadays.

Stone deaf, and partially blind.

- Nevertheless, it is a long-standing tradition

in this house to go to her for Christmas night,

and we must respect it.

- Oh, I understand.

- We shall have our own Christmas dinner

at lunchtime tomorrow, after which,

Mabel dear, I shall have to leave you

for a couple of hours to visit

the infirmary hospital in my constituency.

I'm so sorry.

- My dear boy, you know perfectly well

that I spend every afternoon asleep on my bed.

I don't supposed Christmas day will be any exception.

- At five thirty after tea, the servants

will come up to the hall to get their presents.

I would like you to be there.

- Yes, I see.

- But if there's anything you'd like

to do in the afternoon?

- Oh no, I'll just stay in and read a book.

- I'll do that, Miss.

- Oh no, it's alright, Rose.

Thank you.

- Have you never had a maid before, Miss Georgina?

- You mean a lady's maid? No.

- I thought not.

- Why do you ask, Rose?

- Well, if you'll pardon me saying so, Miss, I could guess.

There are people who are used to living

with servants and those that aren't,

and you can always tell.

- Oh?

- Mmmm, it'll all be part of your growing up, Miss,

if you'll excuse me saying so, learning that.

- Yes.

- A lady has a maid to do everything for her

in her bedroom and boudoir, the maid's proud to do it.

Well, it's her creation, if you like,

how her mistress looks.

The lady understands that and respects her

for the work that's done.

Well, she relies on it.

- I understand.

- Not everybody does understand, Miss.

Some servants, for instance, well take Daisy.

She's a good girl, but she's not been long in service.

I don't know whether you've noticed, Miss,

but she's inclined to be a bit too familiar.

She means no harm in it, just that she

hasn't learned how to conduct herself properly yet.

The point is, Miss, that we all have a place,

and we've got to keep to it, it's no use

pretending otherwise, is it?

- I suppose not.

- Miss Elizabeth took a long time to learn.

She understood in the end.

Daisy needs a bit of help, that's all, she'll soon learn.

Perhaps you could help, Miss?

Be a bit more distant with her, help her to know her place.

That's all she needs.

It's for her own good, you do understand

that, don't you, Miss?

- Yes, of course, Rose.

- I thought you would.

There, well if there's nothing further

that you require, Miss, I'll go downstairs.

- Thank you, Rose, good night.

- Good night, Miss Georgina.

- Oh, is it alright to turn the bed down?

- Ask Miss Georgina.

- Yes, of course it's alright, Daisy.

I came up to bed early because Step-Grandmama

and Uncle Richard were reminiscing,

all a bit sad for Christmas Eve.

Anyway, I'm glad you're here, I want to talk to you.

- Yes, Miss.

- You know what you told me about your family?

- I shouldn't have mentioned it.

- Yes you should, and I've quite decided

that you're going home to Hoxton tomorrow afternoon.

- No.

-[Georgina] And I'm coming with you!

- We can't, it wouldn't be right, Miss, begging your pardon.

-[Georgina] Well, why not?

- Well, I'm not if they're still

at the old address in Bridge Street.

They may have moved, you see.

- If they have, someone will tell us.

I know, we'll take them some food,

there's masses in the house.

- It's very kind of you, Miss Georgina, but

- Oh, I insist, there's no difficulty.

We'll raid the larder downstairs,

and burst into your parents' house and surprise them!

- But that would be stealing, Miss.

- Oh, no one will notice.

We'll take them some nice Christmas fare,

some turkey, pies, fruit, all kinds of things!

Perhaps even a bottle of wine.

- They would like that, it's true.

- Daisy, you've got to agree, you must, please!

- Alright, Miss, if you say so.

- Tomorrow afternoon, then, as soon as the house is quiet,

put on your hat and coat and come up here and find me.

I've looked up Hoxton on the street map.

There, now we walk to Hyde Park corner,

and then we get in a tram that takes us along Oxford Street

(orchestral music)

- All my hard work, and no one here to appreciate it!

I don't know, they can't have any appetite at all,

they were just pecking at it!

- Well I shouldn't worry, Mrs. Bridges,

someone is bound to eat it.

- I'll eat it!

- No you won't, my girl!

That goes straight back into the larder, that does.

We'll make a nice pie for later on.

Oh dear, well anyway, they'll have

plenty of room for my pudding.

- It appears to be the Christmas pudding, Mrs. Bridges.

- Would you believe, they've hardly touched that neither!

- Come in.

Oh, there you are!

Anyone see you?

- It's all quiet downstairs, but

- Is anything wrong?

- Well, just are you sure it's going to be alright?

- It's got to be alright.

Oh cheer up, Daisy, aren't you looking forward

to seeing you family, the expression on their faces?

- Yes, Miss.

- Well come on then!

- Daisy!

- Shhh!

- We haven't got anything to put the food in.

-[Daisy] I brought that from the pantry.

Quick hide!

- Mrs. Bridges?

(humming)

(sighing)

- That was close!

- Has he gone?

- Yes, come on, before he gets back!

Where's the larder?

- Over there.

- We'll take this, for a start.

Come on, Daisy, help yourself!

(whistling)

(cat screeching)

- This is it, Miss, number three.

- Happy Christmas, little boy!

- Must be Tommy, one of my little brothers.

He was five last time I come home.

- Do you think you ought to go in first?

I'll follow you.

(knocking)

- Mum, it's me, Daisy!

- It's not very nice, Miss, you won't mind?

- Of course not.

- It's me, Daisy, Mum.

We come to wish you Happy Christmas,

and bring you something nice.

Is it alright to come in?

- I'm Georgina Worsley, Daisy's friend.

We've brought you some things for Christmas,

would you like to see?

- Christmas, oh.

- Well, should I wake Dad up, so he'll know we're here?

- Who's that, where's Dad?

- Died, in the infirmary, last year.

Lungs give out, buried out Barking way.

- Oh, who are you?

- I'm Daisy.

- Whatcha doing here?

- We've brought you some things for Christmas,

there's a goose and

- Get out, get out!

That there's yours.

Anything else?

- Yes, there's pies and

- Who is that man, Mum?

- Bill.

- That's who I am.

- Are you alright, Mum?

- What do you think?

- Is there anything we can do?

I can send someone to come and help.

There must be something!

- Clear off, don't want you here!

Just clear out!

- Get back to your work, Daisy,

there ain't nothing you can do to help us, not now.

- We'd like to wish you a Happy Christmas, once again,

and hope that

- Well goodbye, Mum.

- Oh Daisy, I never knew that such,

that people could be so poor.

Oh Daisy, it's awful!

- Don't distress yourself, Miss Georgina.

- They're starving!

- There's nothing I can do to help them, not on me own.

We'd best walk quick back to the tram stop,

come on, it's not a very nice part of London.

Come on!

-[Mrs. Bridges] You wait till I lay my hands on her.

- They'll not come back now, bet you'll learn them!

- Taking that goose, that beautiful goose

that I took such a lot of trouble over.

- Shoulda cooked her goose.

- It makes my blood boil!

- Well at least she didn't take our turkey,

what we've having tonight, anyhow.

- Shhh, quiet Ruby! All of you!

- She might have told somebody where she was going,

it's too bad.

- Now I'm sure there's no need to worry.

- It's snowing now!

Where is that child?

- Now Richard, we can't keep the servants

waiting any longer!

- You're quite right, let's go on with the day.

- Ah, there you all are!

- Evening, milady. - Evening, milady!

- Begging your pardon, sir, but I'm afraid

Daisy Peel, the new under house parlor maid is missing.

And some items of food from the larder, sir.

- What, but how strange?

Miss Georgina has also not returned.

- They're waiting for their presents.

- Uh, Mabel, one of the maids is missing as well.

- Oh, well we must get on with the present giving.

- Yes well then, you give them their presents,

I'm going to telephone the police.

- Oh, alright then, if that'll make you happy, eh?

Now Hudson.

Ah, I think you'd better give me each one,

and tell me for whom it's intended.

- Very good, milady.

My binoculars.

(chuckling)

For Rose milady, from yourself.

Rose.

- Happy Christmas, Rose dear.

- Thank you, milady.

- Aren't you going to open it?

- Oh, thank you milady.

-[Hudson] For Ruby, milady, from Mr. Bellamy.

- Ruby. - Ruby.

-[Lady Southwold] Happy Christmas!

- For Edward, milady, from Captain and Mrs. James.

- Edward, very happy to give these to you.

- Thank you, my lady.

-[Lady Southwold] Now, who's next?

- This appears to be for me, milady.

Uh, from yourself.

- Happy Christmas, Hudson.

- Well just in case you should get a report

in of an accident concerning those two young persons.

What? Daisy Peel, my under housemaid.

The other one's a visitor here, Miss Georgina Worsley.

Well, could you check with station in Hyde Park?

The Serpentine? Yes.

- A very Happy Christmas, and a happy New Year to you all!

- Thank you very much, milady! - Happy Christmas to you.

- Thank you.

- If I might take Daisy's presents downstairs, milady,

for when she returns.

- Of course, thank you, Hudson.

- Milady.

- The police will let us know any news.

- Mabel, I don't think we can go out tonight,

with Georgina not back.

- No, I suppose we can't.

You know, it's so unlike Georgina to behave like this!

- Hudson, will you bring up a little cold meat

and salad on tray for Her Ladyship and myself?

Before you start.

- Very good, sir.

- And I do want you to enjoy your Christmas meal downstairs,

and please take what you want from the cellar.

- Oh, thank you, sir.

I don't want this business to spoil your evening.

* On the ninth day of Christmas

* My true love sent to me

* Nine ladies dancing

* Eight maids a-milking

* Seven swans a-swimming

* Six geese a-laying

* Five gold rings

* Four calling birds

* Three French hens

* Two turtledoves

* And a partridge in a pear tree

* On the tenth day of Christmas

* My true love sent to me

* Ten lords a-leaping

* Nine ladies dancing

* Eight maids a-milking

* Seven swans a-swimming

* Six geese a-laying

* Five gold rings

* Four calling birds

* Three French hens

* Two turtledoves

* And a partridge in a pear tree

- Daisy!

Where have you been?

- Miss Georgina!

- If you'd care to come upstairs, Miss Georgina.

The master asked me to inform him the moment you returned.

- Oh, I see.

- Come with me.

- Now then, my girl, what have you

- Got to say for yourself - You've done wrong, Daisy!

- Where have you been, you know that you've ruined

the whole house's Christmas, everything!

- Miss Georgina has returned, sir.

- Where have you been?

- I'm sorry, it was all my fault.

- How dare you come in at this hour,

keeping everyone waiting, causing all this fuss!

I've had to telephone the police!

- Richard, the child is soaking wet and shivering.

Let her go to her room, there'll be time enough

for explanation when she's been undressed and put to bed.

- Very well, Georgina, go up to your room.

- Please let me explain.

- Later, go to your room, at once.

- Rose, you are not to interrupt your Christmas dinner.

Miss Georgina must look after herself until you finish.

- Come on, Daisy, what happened?

- You're a wicked, wicked girl!

You ought to be thrown out on the street!

Ransacking my larder like that, taking that beautiful goose,

all my mince pies and all the jellies!

I don't know

- Alright, Mrs. Bridges, alright.

Now then, Daisy, what is all this?

- Then these ruffians stole Miss Georgina's purse,

so we didn't have any money, so I said we'd have to walk,

but Miss Georgina thought but if we told

the tram conductor what had happened,

then he'd let us have a free ride.

But when we got to the stop the last tram had gone,

so we had to walk.

- All the way from Hoxton?

- And halfway along Newland Road,

these three men chased us and threw stones at us

and Miss Georgina lost her hat,

and I fell down and grazed my knee.

And then it started to snow, it come down ever so hard.

(sobbing)

- There, there there there, take that bottle.

Don't cry, it's all over now, it's all over now don't cry.

- Excuse me, sir.

-[Richard] Yes, Hudson.

- Might I have a word with you, sir?

- Can't it wait until the morning?

- Well it is rather relevant to the situation, sir.

- Well go on, Hudson.

- Come on, Daisy, now eat up, hot dinner'll do you good.

- Come on.

- Before it gets cold.

- That's right.

- Yes, yes, I see.

Thank you, Hudson.

Will you tell Rose to take Miss Georgina a hot drink?

She better have some food, as well.

- Yes sir, I'll make up a tray for her.

- Oh, and Hudson, I don't want Daisy punished.

She was not to blame in any way.

- Very good, sir.

- Well, my dear, shall we go up to her?

- Well, Georgina, what have you to say to us?

- Hudson tells me you've had a somewhat

unpleasant experience this evening.

We've had the whole story from Daisy.

- But I

- But what?

- Told her not to tell anyone, she promised.

- It was her duty as a junior servant to give Hudson

her reasons for being out half the night.

I won't say much about it now, it's late,

we've all had a very long day.

But you must realize, Georgina,

that you have been extremely lucky,

it could have been a great deal worse.

And it was very thoughtless of you

not to tell anybody where you were going,

especially to a rough district like Hoxton.

- Hoxton!

- I'm sorry, I suppose I really didn't think.

- No, you didn't think, if you had you would

have realized that you were being very unfair,

persuading a maidservant to steal

from her employer's larder.

- But she didn't steal it, I took it!

- Oh, whoever took it!

You must understand, child, that in this life

you cannot do just what you think is right,

regardless of everybody else.

You must learn to consider others.

- I'm sure her motives were honest, Mabel,

and compassionate.

- I wonder, how much were really thinking of Daisy's family?

Wasn't it, perhaps, the adventure that interested you?

- I'm sure she wasn't thinking of herself.

- Not consciously perhaps, Richard,

but it's not far from the truth, is it Georgina?

- I wanted to help them, that's all.

- You almost ruined the servant's Christmas,

kept them waiting for their presents,

caused your uncle and myself and the police

a great deal of anxiety by your thoughtless behavior.

But what you did was prompted by a kind heart,

and concern for those less fortunate than yourself,

so you may kiss your Grandmama.

And accept this with my very loving wishes.

- Oh Granny, thank you!

Oh, thank you!

- Yes Rose, what is it?

- It's the hot posset for Miss Georgina, sir.

-[Georgina] Thank you, Rose.

- Mrs. Bridges said to be sure to drink it whilst it's hot.

- Well, I must go to my room, I'm getting tired.

Will you help me, Rose?

And take care of that necklace,

it's been in the family for four generations.

- Well I don't think we need to say anymore, my dear.

I'm sure your experience has taught you a lot.

So let's forget about it, shall we?

I just think it would be a good idea

if you left Daisy alone for a bit.

Let her take her place with the other servants

and settle down, make friends.

You want her to feel this is her home now.

Because I want you to try and feel

this is your home, too, Georgina,

that you're one of the family now, that you belong here.

- Oh yes, please!

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