A Little Princess

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1、ALittlePrincessChapter1Part1给我发私信“LPP1”获取《小公主》第1章录音。发私信指令：“年终测试”，参与2013年终有奖学习测试。1SaraOnceonadarkwinter'sdaywhentheyellowfoghungsothickandheavyinthestreetsofLondonthatthelampswerelightedandtheshopwindowsblazedwithgasastheydoatnightanodd-lookinglittlegirlsat

2、inacabwithherfatherandwasdrivenratherslowlythroughthebigthoroughfares.Shesatwithherfeettuckedunderherandleanedagainstherfatherwhoheldherinhisarmasshestaredoutofthewindowatthepassingpeoplewithaqueerold-fashionedthoughtfulnessinherbigeyes.Shewassuchalittlegi

3、rlthatonedidnotexpecttoseesuchalookonhersmallface. ItwouldhavebeenanoldlookforachildoftwelveandSaraCrewewasonlyseven. Thefactwashoweverthatshewasalwaysdreamingandthinkingoddthingsandcouldnotherselfrememberanytimewhenshehadnotbeenthinkingthingsaboutgrown-up

4、peopleandtheworldtheybelongedto.Shefeltasifshehadlivedalonglongtime.AtthismomentshewasrememberingthevoyageshehadjustmadefromBombaywithherfatherCaptainCrewe. ShewasthinkingofthebigshipoftheLascarspassingsilentlytoandfroonitofthechildrenplayingaboutonthehotd

5、eckandofsomeyoungofficers'wiveswhousedtotrytomakehertalktothemandlaughatthethingsshesaid.PrincipallyshewasthinkingofwhataqueerthingitwasthatatonetimeonewasinIndiaintheblazingsunandtheninthemiddleoftheoceanandthendrivinginastrangevehiclethroughstrangestreet

6、swherethedaywasasdarkasthenight. Shefoundthissopuzzlingthatshemovedclosertoherfather."Papa"shesaidinalowmysteriouslittlevoicewhichwasalmostawhisper"papa.""Whatisitdarling?" CaptainCreweansweredholdinghercloserandlookingdownintoherface. "WhatisSarathinkingo

7、f?""Isthistheplace?" Sarawhisperedcuddlingstillclosertohim."Isitpapa?""YeslittleSaraitis. Wehavereacheditatlast." Andthoughshewasonlysevenyearsoldsheknewthathefeltsadwhenhesaidit.Itseemedtohermanyyearssincehehadbeguntopreparehermindfor"theplace"asshealways

8、calledit. Hermotherhaddiedwhenshewasbornsoshehadneverknownormissedher. Heryounghandsomerichpettingfatherseemedtobetheonlyrelationshehadintheworld.Theyhadalwaysplayedtogetherandbeenfondofeachother. Sheonlyknew