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The story of the dragon-fly marked a turning-point in their lives; they realised that life was crammed with things that nobody could understand. Daddy's reign was over, and Uncle Felix had ascended the throne. Wonder but a growing wonder ruled the world. The great Stranger they had always been vaguely expecting had drawn nearer; it was not Uncle Felix, yet he seemed the forerunner somehow. That "Some Day" of Daddy's they had almost forgotten its existence became more and more a possibility. Life had two divisions now: Before Uncle Felix came and Now. To Maria alone there seemed no interval. To her it was always Now. She had so much wonder in her that she "knew".
Outwardly the household ran along as usual, but inwardly this enormous change was registered in three human hearts. The adventures they had before Uncle Felix came were the ordinary kind all children know; they invented them themselves. Their new adventures were of a different order impossible but true. Their uncle had brought a key that opened heaven and earth.