Sara Crewe leaned against her father，who held her in his arms，as she stared out of the window at the passing people with an old-fashioned thoughtfulness in her big eyes. At this moment she was remembering the voyage she had just made from Bombay with her father，Captain Crewe. She was thinking of what a strange thing it was that at one time one was in India in the hot sun，and then in the middle of the ocean，and then driving in a strange vehicle through strange streets·

　　“Papa，” she said in a low，mysterious little voice which was.almost a whisper.

　　“What is it，darling?”Captain Crewe answered，holding her closer and looking down into

　　her face．

　　"Is this the place？＂Sara whispered.

　　"Yes，little Sara，it is. We have reached it at last.，，

　　It seemed to her many years since he had begun to prepare her mind. for "the place”，as she always called it. Her mother had died when she was born，so she had never known or missed her.Her young，handsome，rich father seemed to be the only relation she had in the world．During her short life only one thing had troubled her，and that thing was "the place，， she was to be taken to some day. The climate of India was very bad for children，and as soon as possible

　　they were sent away from it-generally to England and to school.

　　"Couldn't you go to that place with me，Papa？＂she had asked when she was five years old．

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