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Welcome to send me to sleep. Welcome to send me to sleep, the place to find relaxing stories for a good night's rest.

My name's Andrew. Thanks for joining me.

Tonight, I'll be reading the final part, Chapter 18 continued and 19 of A Little Princess by Francis Hodgson Bennett.

In the previous chapters, Sarah arrives at Mr. Carysford's house to return his monkey, leading him to discover she is the

lost daughter of his friend, Captain Crewe.

He then reveals himself to be her secret benefactor.

When Miss Minchin arrives to punish Sarah for leaving, she is informed that Sarah is now a rich heiress who will be living

with her new guardian, and Sarah refuses to return to the seminary, leaving Miss Minchin

aghast.

Now that we're caught up with the story so far, let's get ourselves ready for sleep.

Start by taking a deep, relaxing bread.

And settle your body in whatever way feels most comfortable.

Now let any thoughts of the day drift away from your mind and simply follow the sound

of my voice.

So let your eyes fall heavy and your breath soften as we settle in for a peaceful night's sleep. The

... Miss Minchin returned home, and going at once to her sitting-room, called immediately for Miss Amelia.

She sat closeted with her all the rest of the afternoon, and it must be admitted that

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