13. One of the Populace

    ter cramped t on ed and combined itself o form slus treet s seat, leaning against fully cozy and alluring, and tudy in  glo ttic s or sunrises to look at, and scarcely ever any stars, it seemed to Sara. t and  four oclock in ternoon, even  an end. If it o go to tic for anyto ligc made tempered ttle slave.

    quot;t for you, miss,quot; so Sara one nig into ttic--quot;t for you, an tille, an bein t cell, I s t it? t see tell me some more, please, miss--tell me about tranean passage ;

    quot;Ill tell you somet; s;Get your coverlet and  round you, and Ill get mine, and ell you about tropical forest o live. ting on table near t into treet  mournful expression, I alropical forest  trees. I ;

    quot;t is ; said Becky, gratefully; quot;but, someille is sort of in o tellin about it.quot;

    quot;t is because it makes you t; said Sara,  round il only o be seen looking out of it. quot;Ive noticed t you o do o make it t;

    quot;Can you do it, miss?quot; faltered Becky, regarding h admiring eyes.

    Sara knitted .

    quot;Sometimes I can and sometimes I cant,quot; soutly. quot;But  iced enougicing a good deal lately, and its beginning to be easier t used to be.  o myself, `I am a princess, and I am a fairy one, and because I am a fairy not me or make me uncomfortable. You dont knoquot;-- h a laugh.

    Sunities of making unities of proving to  s one of trongest tests s to came on a certain dreadful day  aftere fade out of o come.

    For several days it inuously; treets icky London mud--and over everytiresome errands to be done--t out again and again, until  rodden s t t er. Added to to punisired t o ed person passing reet glanced at  s kno. Srying to make  o quot;pretendquot; and quot;supposequot; rengt  in  really time it  almost made ead of less so. But sinately, and as ter squelcrying to drag  from alked to  speak aloud or even move her lips.

    quot;Suppose I ; s. quot;Suppose I  and merino stockings and a test buns and eat t stopping.quot;

    Some very odd times.

    It certainly  o Sara. So cross treet just   and t as s-- ster. It ually a piece of silver--a tiny piece trodden upon by many feet, but still  enoug to stle. Not quite a sixpence, but t to it--a fourpenny piece.

    In one second it le red-and-blue hand.

    quot;O; s;it is true! It is true!quot;

    And traig tly facing  , motting into tray of delicious nehem.

    It almost made Sara feel faint for a fe of tful odors of ing up the bakers cellar window.

    S ate to use ttle piece of money. It ly been lying in time, and its oely lost in tream of passing people wled eacher all day long.

    quot;But Ill go and ask t anyt; so ly. So s and put  foot on tep. As s made op.

    It tle figure more forlorn even ttle figure , only because trying to cover t long enougangled y face h big, hollow, hungry eyes.

    Sara kne s a sudden sympathy.

    quot;t; so tle sig;is one of t;

    t;one of t;--stared up at Sara, and stle, so as to give o pass. So being made to give room to everybody. S if a policeman co see ell o quot;move on.quot;

    Sara clutctle fourpenny piece and ated for a feo her.

    quot;Are you ; she asked.

    ttle more.

    quot;Aint I jist?quot; s;Jist aint I?quot;

    quot; you ; said Sara.

    quot;No dinner,quot; more ill and ;Nor yet no brefast--nor yet no supper. No nothin.

    quot;Since w; asked Sara.

    quot;Dunno. Never got notoday--now;

    Just to look at . But ttle ts  o  .

    quot;If Im a princess,quot; s;if Im a princess--  be enoug it ter t;

    quot;ait a minute,quot; so the beggar child.

    S into t  going to put some more  buns into the window.

    quot;If you please,quot; said Sara, quot; fourpence--a silver fourpence?quot; And stle piece of money out to her.

    t it and t  ense little face and draggled, once fine clothes.

    quot;Bless us, no,quot; s;Did you find it?quot;

    quot;Yes,quot; said Sara. quot;In tter.quot;

    quot;Keep it, t; said t;It may  it. You could never find out.quot;

    quot;I kno,quot; said Sara, quot;but I t I ;

    quot;Not many ; said terested and good-natured all at once.

    quot;Do you  to buy somet; s the buns.

    quot;Four buns, if you please,quot; said Sara. quot;t a penny eac;

    t to t some in a paper bag.

    Sara noticed t s in six.

    quot;I said four, if you please,quot; s;I ;

    quot;Ill tured look. quot;I dare say you can eat time. Arent you ;

    A mist rose before Saras eyes.

    quot;Yes,quot; s;I am very o you for your kindness; andquot;--so add--quot;tside  just at t moment tomers came in at once, and eac.

    till ep. Sful in  and dirty rags. Saring straigupid look of suffering, and Sara saears ering to herself.

    Sara opened took out one of t buns, wtle.

    quot;See,quot; sting t;t. Eat it, and you  feel so ;

    tarted and stared up at  frigco cram it into  wolfises.

    quot;O; Sara . quot;O;

    Sara took out t them down.

    the hoarse, ravenous voice was awful.

    quot;S; so ;Sarving.quot; But rembled ;Im not starving,quot; s doh.

    ttle ravening London savage ill snatcurned ao give any taugeness--le wild animal.

    quot;Good-bye,quot; said Sara.

    reet sopped in te to ctle nod, and ter anotare--a curious lingering stare--jerked il Sara  of sig take anote or even finishe one she had begun.

    At t moment t of her shop window.

    quot;ell, I never!quot; s;If t young un  given o a beggar c  because s  to kno;

    Sood bes and pondered. ty got tter of  to to the beggar child.

    quot;; soward Saras vanishing figure.

    quot; did s; inquired the woman.

    quot;Axed me if I ; replied the hoarse voice.

    quot; did you say?quot;

    quot;Said I .quot;

    quot;And t to you, did s;

    the child nodded.

    quot;;

    quot;Five.quot;

    t it over.

    quot;Left just one for ; s;And sen t in ;

    Ser ttle draggled far-a more disturbed in able mind t for many a day.

    quot;I ; s;Im blest if s ; turned to the child.

    quot;Are you ?quot; she said.

    quot;Im allus ; ;but t aint as bad as it ;

    quot;Come in ; said the shop door.

    t up and so be invited into a  knoo  care, even.

    quot;Get yourself ; said ting to a fire in tiny back room. quot;And look  of bread, you can come in . Im blest if I  give it to you for t young ones sake.quot; * * *

    Sara found some comfort in  all events, it  ter te to make t longer.

    quot;Suppose it ; s;and a bite  on like t;

    It uated. ts in ted. t yet dra glimpses of members of tly at tleman smorency sitting in a big calking, laug or on  t   seated. On trary, tement going on. It  t a journey o be taken, and it morency ake it. A brougood before tmanteau rapped upon it. t, ctering and o tty rosy motanding near alking as if sions. Sara paused a moment to see ttle ones lifted up and kissed and t over and kissed also.

    quot;I ; s. quot;tmanteau is rat kno;

    sraveler come out and stand against ted ill  him.

    quot;ill Mosco; said ttle girl Janet. quot;ill t;

    quot;S; cried anot;S;

    quot;I e and tell you all about it,quot; ;And I ures of muzo t is a . I ay o Mosco; And eps and jumped into the brougham.

    quot;If you find ttle girl, give ; sed Guy Clarence, jumping up and do.

    t in and s the door.

    quot;Did you see,quot; said Janet to Nora, as t back to t;ttle-girl- t on errands on t days and nig;

    Sara crossed to Miss Minceps, feeling faint and shaky.

    quot;I le girl is,quot; s--quot;ttle girl o look for.quot;

    And s doeps, lugging  and finding it very o tation to take train s to searc little daugain Crewe.