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There was one prattling little girl of three years old, by name Sannie, a most engaging child; and also a chubby baby.
Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose Grant Allen 1873
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The novel offers us caricatures of power in the figures of Bonaparte Blenkins and Tant' Sannie -- cruel, greedy, ignorant people; it offers caricatures of passivity and gentleness, too, especially in the character of Waldo's father, Gottlob, who is a kind of holy fool.
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Though her parents, Abraham and Sannie (Sam Neill, Alice Krige), are in denial as the film begins, it's apparent to anyone who sees Sandra that she is, to use the terms of apartheid, colored, meaning of mixed race - if not wholly black.
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Sannie pointedly ignores the hard looks and whispers of the other parents, who seem startled and upset that a colored child would be mingling with their lily-white offspring.
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May 7, 2009 at 10:58 PM hahaha….sneaky lil Sannie!
IT SUCKS WHEN… « 2009
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A member of the National Party and a believer in apartheid, he has been vindicated (though he has suspected Sannie of infidelity practically since Sandra's birth).
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Diergaardt, who died aged 70, is survived by his wife, Sannie, two sons and six grandchildren.
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"Lollipops for Sannie," he whispered low, at last, with a guilty smile.
Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose Grant Allen 1873
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By her side lay Sannie, the little prattling girl of three, my constant playmate, whom I had instructed in cat's-cradle, and taught the tales of Cinderella and Red
Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose Grant Allen 1873
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The detective said Glasper used both fists to demonstrate how he punched the woman, Sannie saying "I took it as he was in such a rage that he went nuts."
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