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The great event of the year at Wilton Chase came in the summer. It came just at the time when all the children could enjoy it -- when they were all at home and together.
This event was Mr. Wilton's birthday. It had been his custom, as long as any of the children could remember, to devote this day to them. He was their willing slave, their captive to do what they pleased with during the long hours of that summer day.