Some parts of a sentence have been jumbled up, and labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.

This led to the circulation of

P. malicious stories to the effect that Great Britain

Q. was not doing her share, and

R. that she was preserving her soldiers

S. at the expense of those

furnished from overseas.