"Well, I'm just twenty-one," she tells Simon, pleased with her own joke still. "But I were born in 1769, which actually makes me two hundred and forty-seven."

Garrick seems displeased he's no longer getting attention and comes to sit on Demelza's feet where she rubs his ears, but Julia is happy enough and she reaches for Baz with both hands, although she's staring wide-eyed at Simon.

"Love, no, you must be gentle," Demelza says, coming forward. "No grabbing."