*** start of the project gutenberg ebook 1168 *** the pool in the desert by sara jeanette duncan contents 1. a mother in india. 2. an impossible ideal. 3. the hesitation of miss anderson. 4. the pool in the desert. 1. a mother in india chapter 1.i there were times when we had to go without puddings to pay johns uniform bills, and always i did the facings myself with a cloth-ball to save getting new ones. i would have polished his sword, too, if i had been all...