A Little Princess

but sat gazing into the fire.

“What are you `supposing,’ Sara?” he asked.

Sara looked up, with a bright color on her cheek.

“I WAS supposing,” she said; “I was remembering that hungry day, and a child I saw.”

“But there were a great many hungry days,” said the Indian gentleman, with rather a sad tone in his voice. “Which hungry day was it?”

“I forgot you didn’t know,” said Sara. “It was the day the dream came true.”


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but sat gazing into the fire.

“What are you `supposing,’ Sara?” he asked.

Sara looked up, with a bright color on her cheek.

“I WAS supposing,” she said; “I was remembering that hungry day, and a child I saw.”

“But there were a great many hungry days,” said the Indian gentleman, with rather a sad tone in his voice. “Which hungry day was it?”

“I forgot you didn’t know,” said Sara. “It was the day the dream came true.”


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