Demelza kissed Julia as she picked her up off the floor and kissed her head. "It's okay Julia, Mama's here..." Demelza said as she cuddled her tightly.

"What has happened?" Ross asked his voice getting angrier, "Why is my daughter on the floor, with her cot on her!"

"Where is my sister?" Francis asked his own voice rising in anger, "I know you've been meddling again."

"I've done nothing of the sort, what right have you got to come into my house and shout at my manservant and my daughter ends up on the floor... Will you tell me why my daughter is crying and on the floor?"

"Where is my sister?" Francis asked again, "right now I couldn't care about that brat of yours crying, I want to know where my sister is."

Ross loooked at Jud as he picked up the cot and grumbled to himself. "Jud go and get Dr Enys please, I want him to look at Julia... And he may be needed for someone else!" Jud walked out mumbling to himself.

"Your sister was here," Ross said as he looked at his cousin, "she has left and she won't be coming back to Trenwith to be your glorified slave."

Francis looked at him his eyes full of fury. "And you want your cousin with a wife murder?"

"Verity deserves to be happy," Demelza said as she took a step forward still cradling their distressed daughter.

"Oh I would have guessed that you had something to do with it," Francis said as he looked at her bitterly, "from where you come from you may marry wife beaters but in society we marry class..."

"Where I come from its not class to barge into someones house and attack a defenseless baby," Demelza bit back at him, "it's not class to stop your sister's happiness because you want her around to be your servant and your nurse maid to your child... She loves him and she's doing something for herself for once in her life..."

"I should have known you had something to do with it," Francis said fuming, "you insolent child..." Francis grabbed her hand.

Ross pulled it away and looked at him. "You touch my wife and child again, you'll know about it, cousin or not..." Ross looked at him.

"I think you should leave," Demelza said as Julia started to scream again, "I'm sorry your upset about your sister leaving but I am not sorry I helped, I am glad I helped her get the life that she deserves..." Francis looked at her angrily.

Ross opened the door of Nampara and looked at Ross. "I will never forgive you for this," Francis said as he looked at him.

"I will never forgive you if my daughter has one mark on her," Ross said as he lifted his cousin up by his cravet and threw him out of his house.

Demelza cuddled Julia tightly as she still cried. "I'm sorry 'oss," she said as she looked at her husband who looked like he could murder someone.

Ross sat next to her and looked at Julia. "I could murder him," Ross whispered as he put his arm around his wife, to show her he wasn't mad at her.

"What's happened?" Dwight asked as he came in with Jud.

"My cousin," Ross said breathing out in anger, "we found her on the floor with the cot on her..."

Dwight took her from Demelza, Julia still sobbing. "He pushed me in cot," Jud said as he wiped his mouth and looked at his master.

"Did he," Ross said as he looked up at him.

"She's shocked," Dwight said as he laid Julia down on the table, "she has a slight bruising on her head, I'll give her something to calm her down."

Demelza stroked her daughters hand worriedly as Ross looked into space furiously. "I think I will take a trip to Trenwith..." Ross said as he stood up.

"Oh Ross," Demelza said as she took her husband's arm.

"How would he like it if I pushed Bartle into Geoffrey Charles's cot," Ross said furiously, "if we hadn't of come back Demelza..."

"But if you do that, your just stooping to his level..." Demelza said gently, "he isn't worth it... Julia needs us tonight, tomorrow we can go and see Francis... Have it out with him."

Jinny came in and curtsied to them. "Would you like me to add one more for dinner sir, Mam?"

Ross nodded his head as he sat down and sighed as he got up and poured out three glasses of rum.

"I'll put her to bed," Demelza said as she picked up Julia as she now slept.

"I think you shoud put her in the cot here," Ross said as he looked at her, "I'm not letting her out of my sight." Demelza looked up at him as he took her wrist and stroked it as he saw the handmark still from Francis.

"I won't let him in here again," Ross whispered as he looked at Dwight, "check her wrist for me Dwight while I have a word with Jud..." Demelza looked at him as he kissed her gently and walked out the room.