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" ...he made an announcement to the nurse in his most Rajah-like manner. "A boy, and a fox, and a crow, and two squirrels, and a new-born lamb, are coming to see me this morning. I want them brought upstairs as soon as they come," he said. "You are not to begin playing with the animals in the servants' hall and keep them there. I want them here." The nurse gave a slight gasp and tried to conceal it with a cough. "

Frances Hodgson Burnett , The Secret Garden


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Frances Hodgson Burnett quote : ...he made an announcement to the nurse in his most Rajah-like manner.