Маленькая принцесса
One of the Populace
"ShallyouseetheCzar?"
"Iwillwriteandtellyouallaboutit,"heanswered,laughing."AndIwillsendyoupicturesofmuzhiksandthings.Runintothehouse.Itisahideousdampnight.IwouldratherstaywithyouthangotoMoscow.Goodnight!Goodnight,duckies!Godblessyou!"Andherandownthestepsandjumpedintothebrougham.
"Ifyoufindthelittlegirl,giveherourlove,"shoutedGuyClarence,jumpingupanddownonthedoormat.
Thentheywentinandshutthedoor.
"Didyousee,"saidJanettoNora,astheywentbacktotheroom—"thelittle-girl-who-is-not-a-beggarwaspassing?Shelookedallcoldandwet,andIsawherturnherheadoverhershoulderandlookatus.Mammasaysherclothesalwayslookasiftheyhadbeengivenherbysomeonewhowasquiterich—someonewhoonlyletherhavethembecausetheyweretooshabbytowear.Thepeopleattheschoolalwayssendheroutonerrandsonthehorridestdaysandnightsthereare."
SaracrossedthesquaretoMissMinchin’sareasteps,feelingfaintandshaky.
"Iwonderwhothelittlegirlis,"shethought—"thelittlegirlheisgoingtolookfor."
Andshewentdowntheareasteps,luggingherbasketandfindingitveryheavyindeed,asthefatheroftheLargeFamilydrovequicklyonhiswaytothestationtotakethetrainwhichwastocarryhimtoMoscow,wherehewastomakehisbesteffortstosearchforthelostlittledaughterofCaptainCrewe.
