A Little Princess, Part 5 of 15
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So check it out. And perhaps you'll have another way to get a good night's rest. Just search Sleepy History in your preferred podcast player. Good evening, and welcome to this sleepy bookshelf, where we put down our worries from the day and pick up a good book. I'm your host, Elizabeth. Thank you for being here this evening. Tonight we are continuing with A Little Princess, so lie down comfortably. And close your eyes, taking your first deep breath in, filling your lungs, and then slowly release your breath, letting go of any stress. Feel your feet relax, sinking deeper into the surface beneath you. And let this relaxation rise through your legs and hips, allowing your lower body to soften. Now let your belly, your chest and shoulders also become calm.
And as you breathe, feel the warmth of relaxation spreading down through your arms and hands. Now gently relax your face, your eyes, your jaw and your brow. And with every breath, drift deeper into relaxation, preparing for a restorative sleep. On her 11th birthday, Sarah was led into the schoolroom by Miss Minchin, who stood before the students and spoke about her show pupil before leaving them to the festivities, even allowing Becky to stay at the back of the room on Sarah's request. The star gift was a doll ordered from Paris and nearly as big as Lottie, so-called the Last Doll, as Sarah deemed that she would be too old for dolls soon. Then Miss Amelia came to announce that Sarah's father's solicitor had arrived to speak with Miss Minchin and that the party would need to remove to the sitting room to allow them to meet.
The girls laughed, but Becky lingered to look closer at the last doll, slipping under the table when Miss Minchin opened the door, and so overhearing the entire conversation. The solicitor explained that Captain Crewe was dead. His friend who owned the diamond mine had taken all his money and run. He then caught jungle fever and passed away, leaving Sarah penniless and alone. Miss Minchin was furious. Sarah's lavish expenses and fees were well overdue, and she was now left with the care of the child. Amelia was ordered to stop the party and break the news. Sarah came as requested hours later in a black frock that was too small, clutching her doll, Emily. Miss Minchin coldly explained she would stay in the school and work, but that all her belongings would be stripped from her to pay for the expenses she owed.
When she went to her room to grieve, Miss Amelia emerged, locking the door and telling Sarah that her place would now be with Becky in the attic. And that is where we pick up tonight. So just lie back and relax as I turn to the next pages of A Little Princess.
Chapter 8 In the Attic The first night she spent in her attic was a thing Sarah never forgot. During its passing, she lived through a wild, unchildlike woe of which she never spoke to anyone about her. there was no one who would have understood. It was indeed well for her that as she lay awake in the darkness, her mind was forcibly distracted now and then by the strangeness of her surroundings. It was perhaps well for her that she was reminded by her small body of material things If this had not been so, the anguish of her young mind might have been too great for a child to bear. But really, while the night was passing, she scarcely knew that she had a body at all, or remembered any other thing than one.
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