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(1912) Author: Dikken Zwilgmeyer
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JOHNNY’S BIRTHDAY PARTY 151

the bright sunshine, and its curtains
fluttering in the summer wind seemed to be waving
a welcome from the windows.

In the lofty, echoing rooms everything had
been left undisturbed: the furniture with its
silken upholstery, the mirrors reaching from
floor to ceiling, the great paintings that filled
the walls, and the art treasures, gathered from
every corner of the world. Many of these
tapestries and vases and statues were extremely
rare, but to Johnny Blossom they were only
queer, especially a certain Indian idol with an
ugly face made of gold. Why should any one
want that?

Mother went about, uncovering mirrors and
furniture until the room which was called the
white salon showed all white and yellow, with
its gilding and its silken damask cushions
gleaming in the strong September sunlight.

"I think Uncle Isaac would like that there
should be a festival at Kingthorpe on the first
birthday you have after becoming the
Kingthorpe heir, John," said Mother.

Johnny Blossom went storming through the
rooms. My, oh, my! how little he seemed when
he looked at himself in those enormous mirrors.
Soon, however, he was walking on the railing

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