- Theo and his neighbour Sven must put their rudimentary medical skills to the test when Larry Durrell falls dangerously ill. Spiros brings the family some good news that may ease their financial worries.
- With the house falling apart, no help from the children and Margo besotted with Donald's friend Max Louisa is dependent on Spiros's local contacts and anxious to befriend another English woman, Florence Petridis, wife of the island's doctor though the two women get off to a bad start. However when Larry comes down with appendicitis Florence helps former medical student Theo and his Swedish friend, farmer Sven, to perform a - literal - text book operation. It is successful and Louisa is also pleased that Larry has earned the family some money by selling a story though Sven is offended when Louisa offers payment for his help.—don @ minifie-1
- The Durell diet deteriorates to berries and whatever else they can gather or Leslie hunts, as funds are down and repairs to the old house urgent with ceiling parts coming down. Despite Spiros yelling at the bank clerk, it takes forever for Louise's pension to arrive. He also tips her off the island has another English woman, the only doctor's wife Florence Petridis, but she looks down on the poorly-integrated new expat. Leslie finds comfort -alas distracting from the rabbit hunt- with a local Belle, and Larry has a near-orgy with his visiting study buddies, dull Donald and hot German Max, but only the former has eyes for Margo and she longs desperately for Max, which well-meant family advise only seems to make worse. Gerry can't resist picking a puppy from a litter of six from a widow with two adult daughters who want to cuddle him as a puppy, only to find as the goes switch for his pick the other five in a sack to be killed, but not on his watch. Trying to contribute to the empty pantry on the hunt, Larry collapses with belly-ache, mistaken for his usual sissy drama, which turns out to be appendicitis, just when doc Petridis is off Corfu. Vet Theo can't operate but brings in studly farmer Sven, whose muscular chested secretly lusted Louise earlier, who did it on his pigs and invites her afterward, turned-off when she insists to pay him. Relieved Larry recovers, Max and Donald sail off.—KGF Vissers
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