article_snippet.sent: Alice befriends a host of characters, including a 'poor little French orphan' who has been half-blinded by small pox, and is falsely accused of smuggling a cat into the school but clears a cat name and eventually triumphs as 'one of the best learners in the school'.
article_snippet.sent: In one passage, where Alice is told Alice is to be sent to boarding school, Queen Victoria wrote: '"
article_snippet.sent: Oh do not send me away dear Pappa", exclaimed Alice Laselles, as Alice Laselles threw Alice Laselles arms around Alice Laselles Pappa's neck; "don't send me away, O let me stay with dear Pappa".
article_snippet.sent: And Alice Laselles sobbed bitterly.'
article_snippet.sent: The tale will be published in June as 'The Adventures of Alice Laselles by Alexandrina Victoria,
article_snippet.sent: The tale will be published in June as 'The Adventures of Alice Laselles by Alexandrina Victoria,
highlights_snippet.sent: Short story tells tale of girl sent to boarding school after her mother died .
  