nia could only invent one remark, and it fell rat.

    quot;Dear me,quot; s;I  forget us!quot;

    quot;I ,quot; said Sara, and s utter anot stood quite still, and stared at eadily as sake Jessies arm and turn away.

    After to speak of ;Princess Saraquot; icularly disdainful, and term of affection. No one called ;princessquot; instead of quot;Sara,quot; but uresqueness and grandeur of title, and Miss Minc, mentioned it more to visiting parents, feeling t it rated a sort of royal boarding school.

    to Becky it seemed t appropriate tance begun on ternoon  be confessed t Miss Minctle about it. t Sara ;kindquot; to t tain deligs snatcairs rooms being set in order ning rapidity, Saras sitting room  sucimes stories old by installments, tisfying nature en or ily tucked into pockets to be disposed of at nig upstairs to tic to bed.

    quot;But I o eat em careful, miss,quot; s;cos if I leaves crumbs ts come out to get em.quot;

    quot;Rats!quot; exclaimed Sara, in ;Are ts t;

    quot;Lots of em, miss,quot; Becky anse a matter-of-fact manner. quot;tly is rats an mice in attics. You gets used to ttling about. Ive got so I dont mind em s long as t run over my piller.quot;

    quot;Ug; said Sara.

    quot;You gets used to anyter a bit,quot; said Becky. quot;You o, miss, if youre born a scullery maid. Id rats t;

    quot;So ; said Sara; quot;I suppose you mig in time, but I dont believe I so make friends ;

    Sometimes Becky did not dare to spend more