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"Good We have a very good library I like to read I suppose you like television"

I nodded

"And movies?"

"I haven't gone many tiers

"Your life is going to change so much, Janet I'," he added after a moment "I'll show you the wild berry bushes"

I hurried to keep up with him Berry bushes, a lake with a rowboat, beautiful flowers and personal gardeners, a private school, and new clothes I was beginning to believe I really was Cinderella! I just hoped that I could hold off the stroke ofas possible

That night I had my first dinner in my new home Celine wore a candy apple red knit dress

with gold teardrop earrings and a necklace that had a caold frame She looked beautiful Sanford wore a suit and tie I had only the worn- out light blue dress I had worn at the orphanage for our first

The dining rooe chandelier over the table All of the dishes, the napkins, candles, and silverware looked so expensive I was afraid to touch a thing Sanford sat at one end of the long table and Celine at the other with an to serve the food justa servant Froe, we took care of our own needs

I watched how Celine ate, pecking at her food like a small bird Meanwhile Sanford explained toetiquette Everything was so delicious and I was very hungry, but Celine didn't allow me to eat as much as I would have liked

"Don't offer her seconds on the potatoes," she commanded when Sanford reached for the bowl "From this day forward, she has to watch her diet Dancers," she explained, turning to ures Excess fat just won't do It will slow you down and h I don't dance anyure Habits become part of who you are, define your personality Re all my wisdom on to you, the wisdom that was passed on to me by very famous and successful people"

I left the table that night still feeling a little hungry, soe it was to look at all those delicious things and have to keep frolanced at Celine every ti, and if she frowned or looked displeased, I didn't take any of it Passing on the delicious-looking chocolate cake with crearumble loudest

"You'll notice," Celine said, wheeling besideroom, "that you don't have a television set in your rooers are fond of that, but between your schoolwork and your dancing, you won't have tis I never did"

"I didn't watch a lot of television at the orphanage," I replied "There was only the one set in the recreational room and the older boys always decided ould all see I'd rather read"

"Good I have a book on ballet that I want you to start tonight," she toldroom I followed and watched her pluck a book from the shelves She held it out for me and I hurried to take it