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moved around the desk and came and sat on the floor. She looked up at Miss Franny. "What happened to them?" "Dead. Dead of typhoid fever." "Oh no," Amanda said in a real soft voice. "And his mama?" I whispered. "Dead, too." "And his father?" Amanda asked. "What happened to him?" "He died on the battlefield." " Littmus was an orphan ?" I asked. "Yes ma'am," said Miss Franny Block. "Littmus was an orphan."

'This is a sad story," I told Miss Franny. "It sure is," said Amanda. I was amazed that she

was agreeing with me about something. "I am not done yet," Miss Franny said.

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