The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of ableism, addiction, and death.

Harris goes to London to his family’s bank. Mr. Llewellyn, the manager, greets him warmly, and they discuss job prospects for wounded veterans. The banker is aware that the public doesn’t want to see wounded men. He lets Harris know that the Wirrall finances are not as secure as Harris believed, though he declines Harris’s request for a job at the bank. At Penneston, Poppy prepares Constance to meet with wounded veterans living in the dower house. This location gives the men privacy and protects them from people who would stare or shun them. The club ladies make a twice-monthly trip to the convalescent home to visit the men. Constance is nervous but vows to be less of a coward and makes sure to maintain eye contact with them. After the visit, Iris explains that these men are largely hidden from view because their presence upsets the public.

The women of the Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle Club cheer on Poppy and Iris in the Victory Day race. They are clothed just like the men, and Tilly explains that Poppy wants Constance to participate in the parade because she’s pretty and diplomatic.