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These are Sara's words to her father, Captain Crewe, as they say goodbye and he must sail back to India without her. Instead of promising to try to remember him, Sara tells him she already knows him 'by heart' and carries him 'inside,' and then the two of them cling together as if they cannot bear to part. Copying this passage lets a young reader feel how deeply Sara and her father love each other, and how hard their goodbye is.
“I know you by heart. You are inside my heart.” And they put their arms round each other and kissed as if they would never let each other go.
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Narration Prompt
Retell Chapter 1 in your own words: how Sara and her father, Captain Crewe, ride through the foggy London streets, how they arrive at Miss Minchin's school, how they shop for fine clothes and find the doll Emily, and how Sara and her father finally have to say goodbye.
Discussion Questions
- When Miss Minchin tells Sara she is a beautiful child, Sara secretly thinks, 'She is beginning by telling a story,' because Sara is sure she is plain. Does this make Sara seem honest, unkind, or a little of both, and why? Use the chapter's details about how Sara sees herself and what she notices about Miss Minchin to explain.
- After Sara tells her father, 'You are inside my heart,' she locks her door and asks to be 'quite by myself.' Does Sara seem mostly sad, quietly brave, or a little of both at this goodbye, and why? Use the chapter's details about what Sara says and does to explain.
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Vocabulary
Item 1
Very serious and quiet.
Item 2
Charming in an old-fashioned or unusual way.
Item 3
Calmly accepting something you cannot change.
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