A Little Princess

miss,”—to Sara— “but you look rosier and—well, better than you did that—that—”

“I am better, thank you,” said Sara. “And—I am much happier— and I have come to ask you to do something for me.”

“Me, miss!” exclaimed the bun-woman, smiling cheerfully. “Why, bless you! Yes, miss. What can I do?”

And then Sara, leaning on the counter, made her little proposal concerning the dreadful days and the hungry waifs and the buns.


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miss,”—to Sara— “but you look rosier and—well, better than you did that—that—”

“I am better, thank you,” said Sara. “And—I am much happier— and I have come to ask you to do something for me.”

“Me, miss!” exclaimed the bun-woman, smiling cheerfully. “Why, bless you! Yes, miss. What can I do?”

And then Sara, leaning on the counter, made her little proposal concerning the dreadful days and the hungry waifs and the buns.


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