I will give her to you . Do try and make something of her . ' ` Well , I 'll do what I can , ' said Miss Ophelia . ` She is fearfully dirty , and half naked . ' ` Well , take her downstairs , and tell somebody to clean her up , and give her some decent clothes . ' Getting Topsy clean was a very long business . But at last it was done . Then , sitting down before her , Miss Ophelia began to question her . ` How old are you , Topsy ? ' ` Dunno , missis , ' said she , grinning like an ugly little black doll . ` Do n't know how old you are ! Did nobody ever tell you ? Who was your mother ? ' ` Never had none , ' said Topsy , with another grin . ` Never had any mother ! What do you mean ? Where were you born ? ' ` Never was born . ' ` You must n't answer me like that , child , ' said Miss Ophelia sternly . ' I am not playing with you .
Tell me where you were XXXXX , and who your father and mother were . '
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