Question

“Their graves are green, they may be seen,"
The little maid replied,
"Twelve steps or more from my mother's door
And they are side by side.
"How many are you then," said I,
"If they two are in heaven ?"
Quick was the little maid's reply,
"O master! We are seven."
"But they are dead; those two are dead !
Their spirits are in heaven !"
'Twas throwing words away; for still
The little maid would have her will,
And say, "Nay, we are seven!"
Question : How many brothers and sisters does the poet count ? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

9 is the anwer I think sis anyway This Q is hard

Answer 2

Answer:

7 ( Alive ) + 2 ( Dead ) :( = 9