Childhood Chapter VI - Preparations for the Chase

In which the household prepares with great ceremony for a chase, amid gentle apprehensions and lively chatter, while the children eagerly adopt the airs of huntsmen and marvel at the horses and hounds assembling about them. The day, warm and bright despite ominous clouds, finds the family setting forth together, each conspicuously intent upon their appointed role and the pleasures of the forthcoming adventure.