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Question
"We'll keep her a day or two longer; she is so weak and helpless." Who said these words? To whom?
Options
Joe Thompson to his wife.
Jane Thompson to her husband.
William to his fellow 'rocket-children'.
The people who saw the Little Match Girl sheltering from the cold.
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Solution
Jane Thompson to her husband.
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