Benson, E. F: The Challoners. v1. 16 Oct 2015
 

Edward Frederic Benson: Born : 1867 Jul 24 Wellington College, Berkshire, England: Lived :Chelsea, London, England (final): Died : 1940 Feb 29.

Excerpt
The hot stress of a real midsummer day towards the end of June had given place to the exquisite tempered warmth of evening, and a little breeze bom of the hour before sunset, and made fragrant among the glowing flower-beds of the vicarage garden just ruffled the hair of Helen Challoner as she half sat, half lay in a long deck-chair at the edge of the croquet-lawn, reading a red-covered book with the absorbed intentness which she devoted to any occupation that interested her.