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1、ALittlePrincessBurnett,FrancesHodgsonPublished:1903Type(s):Novels,YoungReadersSource:http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1461AboutBurnett:FrancesHodgsonBurnett(November24,1849–October29,1924)wasanAnglo-Americanplaywrightandauthor.Sheisbestknownforherchildren'sstories,inparticularTh
2、eSecretGarden,ALittlePrincess,andLittleLordFauntleroy.2Chapter1SaraOnceonadarkwinter'sday,whentheyellowfoghungsothickandheavyinthestreetsofLondonthatthelampswerelightedandtheshopwindowsblazedwithgasastheydoatnight,anodd-lookinglittlegirlsatinacabwithherfatherandwasdrivenrather
3、slowlythroughthebigthoroughfares.Shesatwithherfeettuckedunderher,andleanedagainstherfather,whoheldherinhisarm,asshestaredoutofthewindowatthepassingpeoplewithaqueerold-fashionedthoughtfulnessinherbigeyes.Shewassuchalittlegirlthatonedidnotexpecttoseesuchalookonhersmallface.Itwou
4、ldhavebeenanoldlookforachildoftwelve,andSaraCrewewasonlyseven.Thefactwas,however,thatshewasalwaysdreamingandthinkingoddthingsandcouldnotherselfrememberanytimewhenshehadnotbeenthinkingthingsaboutgrown-uppeopleandtheworldtheybelongedto.Shefeltasifshehadlivedalong,longtime.Atthis
5、momentshewasrememberingthevoyageshehadjustmadefromBombaywithherfather,CaptainCrewe.Shewasthinkingofthebigship,oftheLascarspassingsilentlytoandfroonit,ofthechildrenplayingaboutonthehotdeck,andofsomeyoungofficers'wiveswhousedtotrytomakehertalktothemandlaughatthethingsshesaid.Pri
6、ncipally,shewasthinkingofwhataqueerthingitwasthatatonetimeonewasinIndiaintheblazingsun,andtheninthemiddleoftheocean,andthendrivinginastrangevehiclethroughstrangestreetswherethedaywasasdarkasthenight.Shefoundthissopuzzlingthatshemovedclosertoherfather."Papa,"shesaidinalow,myste
7、riouslittlevoicewhichwasalmostawhisper,"papa.""Whatisit,darling?"CaptainCreweanswered,holdinghercloserandlookingdownintoherface."WhatisSarathinkingof?"3"Isthistheplace?"Sarawhispered,cuddlingstillclosertohim."Isit,papa?""Yes,littleSara,itis.Wehavereacheditatlast."Andthoughshew
8、asonlysevenyearsold,sheknewthathefeltsadwhenhesaidit.Itseemed
