Hello and welcome to the Storytime for grown-ups' Christmas Spectacular.

I'm Faith Moore, and for the months of November and December, we'll be reading A Little

Princess by Francis Hodgson Burnett.

Each episode, I'll read one chapter from the book, pausing from time to time to give brief

explanations so it's easier to follow along. It's like an audiobook with built-in notes. So gather

your family together, brew a pot of tea or a mug of hot chocolate, find a cozy chair, and settle

in. It's story time.

Hi everyone. Welcome back. Wow, that was a bombshell in the last episode, wasn't it?

We're going to talk about that.

I've got some great questions, and we have a lot to say, and we have a lot to read and find out about because what is going to happen now with the Indian gentleman, now that we know that he's

looking for Sara, right? And he's got a fortune to give her, will he find her so now things are getting very real

here on story time for grownups but before we do that i have a couple of reminders mostly and i have a

special announcement this is a birthday announcement i would like to wish a very happy birthday

to sophia who will be turning four tomorrow on

December 9th. And this is very, very special because Sophia and I actually share a birthday.

I also was born on December 9th, so we are birthday twins, Sophia. And so I hope you have a

wonderful, wonderful day tomorrow on your birthday. And it's very

exciting to be four. So congratulations, Sophia, and happy birthday. Okay. So I just have reminders

today. There's nothing new to announce, but these are important reminders. So the first is,

don't forget that there is a prize drawing going on, and

the prize currently is a membership in the drawing room, our online community, at the landed

gentry level that is currently the highest level, and it entitles you to everything that's

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