▁increases . ▁This ▁prompt s ▁Hudson ▁into ▁going ▁and ▁volunte ering ▁for ▁the ▁Army . ▁However , ▁he ▁is ▁turned ▁away ▁because ▁of ▁poor ▁eyes ight ▁and ▁given ▁an ▁exem ption ▁certificate . ▁Mrs ▁Br id ges ▁then ▁suggests ▁that ▁he ▁become ▁a ▁special ▁const able . ▁He ▁gets ▁permission ▁from ▁Richard , ▁although ▁Haz el ▁is ▁not ▁im pressed ▁that ▁Richard ▁did ▁not ▁ask ▁her ▁first , ▁and ▁within ▁days ▁Hudson ▁has ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁shift . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁Hudson ' s ▁first ▁shift ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁const able , ▁the ▁Bell amy ' s ▁local ▁b aker , ▁Albert ▁Sch o en feld , ▁a ▁second - gener ation ▁British ▁citiz en , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁son ▁come ▁round ▁and ▁seek ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁Serv ants ' ▁Hall . ▁Their ▁house ▁has ▁been ▁attacked ▁and ▁v andal ised ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁German ▁surname . ▁Mrs ▁Br id ges , ▁Rose , ▁Ruby ▁and ▁D ais y , ▁for ▁whom ▁the ▁Sch o en feld s ▁had ▁b aked ▁a ▁special ▁birth day ▁c ake ▁days ▁before , ▁inv ite ▁them ▁in , ▁but ▁when ▁Hudson ▁returns ▁he ▁goes ▁straight ▁up ▁to ▁Mr ▁Bell amy . ▁He ▁says ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁stay ▁the ▁night , ▁but ▁must ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁first ▁thing ▁in ▁the ▁morning . ▁However , ▁Maria ▁Sch o en feld , ▁aware ▁of ▁Hudson ' s ▁feeling ▁towards ▁them , ▁ins ists ▁they ▁go ▁that ▁evening . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁s ack ing ▁of