A Little Princess



“There’s one thing about Sara Crewe,” Jessie had enraged her “best friend” by saying honestly, “she’s never `grand’ about herself the least bit, and you know she might be, Lavvie. I believe I couldn’t help being—just a little—if I had so many fine things and was made such a fuss over. It’s disgusting, the way Miss Minchin shows her off when parents come.”

“`Dear Sara must come into the drawing room and talk to Mrs. Musgrave about India,


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“There’s one thing about Sara Crewe,” Jessie had enraged her “best friend” by saying honestly, “she’s never `grand’ about herself the least bit, and you know she might be, Lavvie. I believe I couldn’t help being—just a little—if I had so many fine things and was made such a fuss over. It’s disgusting, the way Miss Minchin shows her off when parents come.”

“`Dear Sara must come into the drawing room and talk to Mrs. Musgrave about India,


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