19. Anne

    Never s as resulted from an intimate acquaintance tle-girl- of ures made ed to be told over and over again to ting by a  e deligo  could be in an attic. It must be admitted t ttic ed in, and t its coldness and bareness quite sank into insignificance able and stuck ones  of t.

    Of course t ory of t and true. Sara told it for t time ter so take tea  or curled up on told tory in leman listened and c  her hand on his knee.

    quot;t is my part,quot; s;No you tell your part of it, Uncle tom?quot; o call ;Uncle tom.quot; quot;I dont kno yet, and it must be beautiful.quot;

    So old t alone, ill and dull and irritable, Ram Dass ried to distract ener to be interested in ly per deal of a little girl, and partly because Ram Dass o relate t of  to ttic in cs c of treated as drudges and servants. Bit by bit, Ram Dass c ter it o climb across to t, and t  followed.

    quot;Sa; ;I could cross tes and make t on some errand. urned,  and cold, to find it blazing, s.quot;

    t Mr. Carrisfords sad face ed ure t  and explained to er  o accomplision, and tions for t of terest rated banquet Ram Dass  ctic erested as ure. Ram Dass  upon tes, looking in at t, s disastrous conclusion; ern,  into tside and o irred ever so faintly, Ram Dass ern-slide and lain flat upon ting t by asking a tions.

    quot;I am so glad,quot; Sara said. quot;I am so glad it was you w;

    t eacleman e as mucime erested, and o find an actual pleasure in t o plan for Sara. ttle joke bet   to surprise iful nele gifts tucked under pillo togetc to find out  ood a great dog--a splendid Russian boarion. quot;I am Boris,quot; it read; quot;I serve t;

    tleman loved more tion of ttle princess in rags and tatters. ternoons in o rejoice togetful. But tleman sat alone and read or talked eresting things occurred.

    One evening, Mr. Carrisford, looking up from iced t  stirred for some time, but sat gazing into the fire.

    quot; are you `supposing, Sara?quot; he asked.

    Sara looked up,  color on her cheek.

    quot;I ; s;I  ;

    quot;But t many ; said tleman, one in ;?quot;

    quot;I forgot you didnt kno; said Sara. quot;It rue.quot;

    told ory of t of told it quite simply, and in as fe someleman found it necessary to s t.

    quot;And I ; s;I o do somet;

    quot; ?quot; said Mr. Carrisford, in a loone. quot;You may do anyto do, princess.quot;

    quot;I ; ratated Sara--quot;you knoell  if,  on teps, or look in at t call to eat, s send to me. Could I do t?quot;

    quot;You s tomorro; said tleman.

    quot;t; said Sara. quot;You see, I kno is to be  is very  even pretend it a;

    quot;Yes, yes, my dear,quot; said tleman. quot;Yes, yes, it must be. try to forget it. Come and sit on tstool near my knee, and only remember you are a princess.quot;

    quot;Yes,quot; said Sara, smiling; quot;and I can give buns and bread to t; And s and sat on tool, and tleman (o like o call , too, sometimes) drew roked her hair.

    t morning, Miss Minc of  enjoyed seeing. tlemans carriage, s tall  s otle figure, , riceps to get into it. ttle figure   of ing. It endant, alo her carriage, carrying wraps and belongings. Already Becky had a pink, round face.

    A little later ts occupants got out, oddly enoug as tting a tray of smoking- buns into the window.

    ered turned and looked at ood beer. For a moment s Sara very ured face lighted up.

    quot;Im sure t I remember you, miss,quot; s;And yet--quot;

    quot;Yes,quot; said Sara; quot;once you gave me six buns for fourpence, and--quot;

    quot;And you gave five of em to a beggar c; t;Ive al. I couldnt make it out at first.quot; Surned round to tleman and spoke  o ;I beg your pardon, sir, but t many young people t notices a   of it many a time. Excuse ty, miss,quot;--to Sara-- quot;but you look rosier and--ter t--t--quot;

    quot;I am better, t; said Sara. quot;And--I am muco ask you to do somet;

    quot;Me, miss!quot; exclaimed t; can I do?quot;

    And ter, made tle proposal concerning the buns.

    tcened onished face.

    quot;; s all; quot;itll be a pleasure to me to do it. I am a  afford to do muc, and ts of trouble on every side; but, if youll excuse me, Im bound to say Ive given a of bread since t  afternoon, just along o t an cold you ;

    tleman smiled involuntarily at ttle, too, remembering he ravenous childs ragged lap.

    quot;S; s;S;

    quot;Sarving,quot; said t;Manys time sold me of it since-- t, and felt as if a earing at ;

    quot;O; exclaimed Sara. quot;Do you know w;

    quot;Yes, I do,quot; ansuredly t; t, urn out, an suco me in tc;

    Sepped to ttle back parlor and spoke; and t minute a girl came out and folloually it ly clot been ime. S s sant, and stood and looked at her as if she could never look enough.

    quot;You see,quot; said t;I told o come o like  was, Ive given ;

    tood and looked at eaces; and took  of  out across ter, and Anne took it, and traigo eachers eyes.

    quot;I am so glad,quot; Sara said. quot;And I  t of somet you be to give to to do it because you kno is to be oo.quot;

    quot;Yes, miss,quot; said the girl.

    And, some as if sood tle, and only stood still and looked and looked after  out of tleman, and t into the carriage and drove away.