A Little Princess

’ and my uncle is always asking me things like, `When did Edward the Third ascend the throne?’ and, `Who died of a surfeit of lampreys?’”

Sara laughed.

“People you never speak to can’t ask you questions like that,” she said; “and I’m sure the Indian gentleman wouldn’t even if he was quite intimate with you. I am fond of him.”

She had become fond of the Large Family because they looked happy; but she had become fond


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’ and my uncle is always asking me things like, `When did Edward the Third ascend the throne?’ and, `Who died of a surfeit of lampreys?’”

Sara laughed.

“People you never speak to can’t ask you questions like that,” she said; “and I’m sure the Indian gentleman wouldn’t even if he was quite intimate with you. I am fond of him.”

She had become fond of the Large Family because they looked happy; but she had become fond


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