11. Ram Dass

        ts even in times. One could only see parts of tc see t all, and could only guess t trike a particular pane of glass someness; or ttle fleecy, floating oinged s of pink doves scurrying across t    time to breattic o gloe of its sooty trees and railings, Sara kne    all possible to leave tc being missed or called back, sole a up ts of stairs, and, climbing on table, got    of t used to seem as if so    of ttics. Generally ts    even if to admit air, no one seemed to e and, sometimes turning o t like a lovely vaulted ceiling--sometimes d all t ing or drifting    softly to be ce or purple or pale dove-gray. Sometimes t mountains enclosing lakes of deep turquoise- blue, or liquid amber, or cimes dark ted inte, lost seas; sometimes slerips of oget seemed t one could run or climb or stand and    to see    il, per all melted, one could float a least it seemed so to Sara, and note so beautiful to ood on table-- of t--ttering    softness oo o tter    of subdued softness just whese marvels were going on.

        t as ter tleman unately    ternoons co go any easier to slip aairs.

        Sed able and stood looking out. It . ten gold c t, as if a glorious tide    filled tops of te black against it.

        "Its a Splendid one," said Sara, softly, to ;It makes me feel almost afraid--as if se    going to ."

        Surle squeaky ctering. It came from t attieone o look at t as s of a body emerging from t, but it    ttle girl or a    uresque e-turbaned ive Indian man-servant--"a Lascar," Sara said to , and    .

        As Sara looked to     absolutely sure o look at t so seldom in England t    of it. S erestedly for a sed, and tes. So kner, may be.

        ly a pleasure to ered, aeet it ired or dull.

        It o    ure, and it is probable t t of a little girl excited o tes, ran across ttering, and actually leaped on to Saras so ti. It made ed    s be restored to er--if ter--and so be done. ould    d refuse to be caug a? t    do at all. Pero tleman, and the poor man was fond of him.

        Suro t sill some of tani sand. So he language he knew.

        "ill    me catc; she asked.

        S s torut t as if ervened, and ttle voice came from self. At once Sara sa omed to European cful t of Missee Sa bite; but, unfortunately,    to catc to anotning. , t evil. Ram Dass k altle animal. But ly afraid Sara migaking a great liberty and per let him e.

        But Sara gave    once.

        " you get across?" she inquired.

        "In a moment," he answered her.

        "t; s;o side of tened."

        Ram Dass slipped ttic o eadily and lig and dropped upon     a sound. turo Sara and salaamed again. ttered a little scream. Ram Dass ily took tion of sting t, and t in c    a very long c a fees evidently for t, but presently tering on to Ram Dasss s ttering and ging to tle skinny arm.

        Ram Dass t ive eyes aken in at a glance all t o o ttle dauge    presume to remain more ts after    ts o furteful obeisao urn for tle evil one, roking trut so evil as er,    t and across tes again y as the monkey himself had displayed.

        ood in ttid t of many t back to    of ive e and tirred all    memories. It seemed a strao remember t sing to aed reated    by, ouco ts and     of dream. It    could never e back. It certainly seemed t take place. S Miss Minded t ure soo young to be used as a regular tead yet expected to remember o learn more. ter number of o spend at study, and at various indefiervals s advanced as ed of rut Miss Minc soo anxious to learn to require teac. S be trusted to be equal to teac e in ts of to give able clot to be plain and ugly and to make . t o be to look foro, and Sara stood quite still for several minutes and t it over.

        t came back to    itself in raigtle body and lifted her head.

        "ever es," s;ot alter oters, I    be a princess i o be a princess if I    it is a great deal more of a triumpo be one all time oie ed . S deal more like a queen t t frigro ;

        t a ne, but quite an old one, by time. It ter day, and s t uand and o    seemed as if tally living a life     all. Sometimes,    Sara o herself:

        "You dont kno you are saying to a princess, and t if I co execution. I only spare you because I am a princess, and you are a poor, stupid, unkind, vulgar old t knoter."

        to i and amuse     and it     be made rude and malicious by t her.

        "A princess must be polite," so herself.

        And so aking tone from tress,    and ordered , s and reply to t civility are at her.

        "S more airs and graces t young one," said ttle sometimes. "I lose my temper en enoug I c;

        ter tervieting toget, of to do: Alfred t, for instance, burning tting -ened s     soes    stig out of s--ly t disliked. S ; se near    sually fle ly as t- made Sara start. S tcood still a sed. t kno, so a little laugh.

        " are you laug, you bold, impudent c; Miss Min exclaimed.

        It took Sara a feo trol ly to remember t sing from the blows she had received.

        "I ; she answered.

        "Beg my pardon immediately," said Miss Min.

        Sara ated a sed before she replied.

        "I ; s;but I    beg your pardon for t;

        " ; demanded Miss Min.

        " ;

        Jessie tittered, and so listen. Really, it alerested ttle    bit frig in t frig and    as stars.

        "I ; sely, "t you did not kno;

        "t I did not kno; Miss Min fairly gasped.

        "Yes," said Sara, "and I     if I o do it, ened you --"

        Sure so clearly before    s even upon Miss Minc almost seemed for t to ive mind t t be some real power his did daring.

        "?" s;Found out ;

        "t I really ; said Sara, "and could do anyt;

        Every pair of eyes in to its full limit. Lavinia leaned foro look.

        "Go to your room," cried Miss Mint! Leave ttend to your lessons, young ladies!"

        Sara made a little bow.

        "Excuse me for laug e," s ling heir books.

        "Did you see ; Jessie broke out. "I s be at all surprised if surn out to be somet;
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