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Once upon a time,
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on the North Shore of Long Island,
some 30 miles from New York,
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there lived a small girl
on a large estate.
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The estate was very large indeed
and had many servants.
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There were gardeners
to take care of the gardens
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and a tree surgeon on a retainer.
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There was a boatman to put the boats
in the water in the spring
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and scrape their bottom
in the winter.
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There were specialists
to take care of the grounds,
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the outdoor tennis court
and the indoor tennis court,
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the outdoor swimming pool
and the indoor swimming pool.
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And a man of no particular title
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took care of a small pool in the
garden for a goldfish named George.
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Also on the estate there was
a chauffeur by the name of Fairchild,
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who had been imported from England
years ago,
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together with a new Rolls-Royce.
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Fairchild was a fine chauffeur
of considerable polish,
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like the eight cars in his care.
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And he had a daughter
by the name of... Sabrina.
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It was the eve of
the annual six-metre-yacht races
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and, as had been traditional
for the past 30 years,
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the Larrabees were giving a party.
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It never rained on the night
of the Larrabee party.
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The Larrabees
wouldn't have stood for it.
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There were four Larrabees in all -
father, mother and two sons.
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Maude and Oliver Larrabee
were married in 1906.
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Among their many wedding presents
was a town house in New York
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and this estate for weekends.
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The town house has since been
converted into Saks Fifth Avenue.
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Linus Larrabee, the elder son,
graduated from Yale,