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“Whatareyouthinkingabout,Sara?
”Mr.Creweasked.“Youareveryquiet.”Heputhisarmroundhisdaughter.
“IamthinkingaboutourhousesinIndia,”saidSara.“Andthehotsunandthebluesky.Idon’tthinkIlikeEnglandverymuch,father.”
“Yes,it’sverydifferentfromIndia,”herfathersaid.“ButyoumustgotoschoolinLondon,andImustgobacktoIndiaandwork.”
“Yes,father,Iknow,”saidSara.“ButIwanttobewithyou.Pleasecometoschoolwithme!
Icanhelpyouwithyourlessons.”
Mr.Crewesmiled,buthewasnothappy.HelovedhislittleSaraverymuch,andhedidnotwanttobewithouther.Sara’smotherwasdead,andSarawashisonlychild.Fatheranddaughterwereverygoodfriends.
SoontheyarrivedatMissMinchin’sSchoolforgirlsandwentintothebighouse.
MissMinchinwasatallwomaninablackdress.ShelookedatSara,andthengaveaverybigsmile.
“Whatabeautifulchild!
”ShesaidtoMr.Crewel.
SarastoodquietlyandwatchedMissMinchin.“Whatdoesshesaythat?
”shethought.“Iamnotbeautiful,sowhydoesshesayit?
”
Sarawasnotbeautiful,butherfatherwasrich.AndMissMinchinlikedgirlswithrichfathers,becauseitwasgoodfortheschool(andgoodforMissMinchin,too).
“Saraisagoodgirl,”Mr.CrewesaidtoMissMinchin.“HermotherwasFrench,soshespeaksFrenchwell.Shelovesbooks,andshereadsallthetime.Butshemustplaywiththeothergirlsandmakenewfriends,too.
“ofcourse,”saidMissMinchin.Shesmiledagain.“SaraisgoingtoBeveryhappyhere,Mr.Crewe.”
Mr.CrewestayedinLondonforaweek.HeandSarawenttotheshops,andboughtmanybeautiful,expensivedressesforhisdaughter.Heboughtbooks,andflowersforherroom,andbigdollwithbeautifuldresser,too.
MissMinchinsmiled,butshesaidtohersisterAmelia.“Allthatmoneyondressesforachildofseven!
Shelookslikealittleprincess,notaschoolgirl!
WhenMr.CreweleftLondon,hewasverysad.Sarawasverysad,too.Butshedidnotcry.ShesatinherroomandthoughtaboutherfatherontheshipbacktoIndia.
“Fatherwantsmetobehappy,”shesaidtohernewdoll.“IlovehimverymuchandIwanttobeagooddaughter,soImustbehappy.
Itwasabig,andverybeautifuldoll,butofcourseitcouldnotanswer.
Sarasoonmadenewfriendsintheschool.Somelittlerichgirlsarenotverynicechildren.Theythinktheyareimportantbecausetheyhavemoneyandlotsofexpensivethings.ButSarawasdifferent.Shelikedbeautifuldressesanddolls,butshewasmoreinterestedinpeople,andbooks,andtellingstories.
Shewasverygoodattellingstories.Shewasacleverchild,andtheothergirlslovedtolistentoher.Thestorieswereallaboutkingsandqueensandprincessesandwonderfulcountriesacrossthesea.
“Howdoyouthinkofallthosethings?
”askedherbestfriend,Ermengarde.
“Ihaveallthesepicturesinmyhead,”saidSara.“Soitiseasytotellstoriesaboutthem.”
PoorEemengardewasnotclever.Shecouldneverrememberanyofherschoollessons,andMissMinchinwasalwaysangrywithher.
SaraoftenhelpedErrnengardewithherlessons.“Listen,Ermie.”shesaid.“YourememberthatFrenchking,Louisthesixteenth.Well,thisisastoryabouthim.Onedayin1972…”
AndsoErmengardelearntherlessonsthroughSara’sstories,andshelovedherfriendsverymuch.ButnoteverybodywasSara’friend.Laviniawasanoldergirl.BeforeSaracome,Laviniawastherichestandthemostimportantgirlintheschool.ButSara’sfatherwasricherthanLavinia’sfather.SonowSarawasmoreimportantthanLavinia,andLaviniadidnotlikethat.
“On,Saraissoclever!
”Laviniaoftensaid.“SaraissogoodatFrench!
Herdressesaresobeautiful,andshecansingsowell!
Andsheissorich!
OfcourseMissMinchinlikesherbest!
SaradidnotanswerwhenLaviniasaidthesethings.Sometimes,itwasnoteasy,butSarawasakind,friendlygirl,andshedidnotliketobeangrywithanyone.
ChapterTow:
Thediamondmines
Andsothreeyearswentby.Sara’sfatherwrotetoheroften,andSarawrotelovinglittlelettersbacktohim.Onedayaveryexcitingletterarrived.Everybodyintheschooltalkedaboutitfordays.
“Myfriend,”wroteMr.Crewe,“hassomeminesinnorthernIndia,andamonthago,hisworkersfounddiamondsthere.Therearethousandsofdiamondsinthesemines,butitisexpensiveworktogetthemout.Myfriendneedsmyhelp.So,littleMissus(thiswasMr.Crewe’sspecialnameforSara),Iamputtingallmymoneyintomyfriend’sdiamondmines,andonedayyouandIaregoingtobeveryrich.”
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