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language. But those words, uttered so
carelessly, when they are explained,
only mean “I’m very hungry.” To be
in a starving condition, is a terrible —
thing; and those who have seen per-
sons die from hunger tell us that it is
one of the most frightful forms in which
death comes to our race.

But I will not dwell unnecessarily
on this point. It is not pleasant to
write about it, and it must be very un-
pleasant to you to read or to hear
about it. The story I have to tell you,
however, is respecting a starving fam-
ily; so that I cannot avoid an allusion