Elsie and Maggie suffer upset stomachs from the Hilda’s cooking and Stan’s punch. Minnie has received another postcard from Ena saying that she’s stood on a sea urchin. Val refuses to let Edith take Peter and Susan to Belle Vue on her own. Her mother’s presence is beginning to get on her nerves. Dickie gets a job on a building site, labouring for £14 a week. Audrey makes plans to return some of the HP items to economise.