mrs bunting, a rather baleful nanny, looks on as mr palmer holds up a screaming baby in a frilly bonnet for everyone's inspection.
elinor enters to find charlotte alone with the now hysterical
baby thomas is purple in the face but shows no signs of quietening.
elinor, traumatised by her new acquaintance with the shrieking baby thomas, goes to look out of the window. she frowns.
elinor turns from the window. baby thomas stops crying for two seconds.
charlotte shouts over baby thomas to elinor.
charlotte, mr palmer and elinor are waiting anxiously. baby thomas has been removed. elinor is staring out of the window.
charlotte is handing elinor a cup of tea. elinor turns back to look out of the window. she freezes.
brandon sits head in hands. his ghosts have come to haunt him.