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Sissy’s Progress

           

           Sissysubmitted,afteralittlehesitation,‘Ishouldnotbetheworse,MissLouisa.’TowhichMissLouisaanswered,‘Idon’tknowthat.’

           TherehadbeensolittlecommunicationbetweenthesetwobothbecauselifeatStoneLodgewentmonotonouslyroundlikeapieceofmachinerywhichdiscouragedhumaninterference,andbecauseoftheprohibitionrelativetoSissy’spastcareerthattheywerestillalmoststrangers.Sissy,withherdarkeyeswonderinglydirectedtoLouisa’sface,wasuncertainwhethertosaymoreortoremainsilent.

           ‘Youaremoreusefultomymother,andmorepleasantwithherthanIcaneverbe,’Louisaresumed.‘Youarepleasantertoyourself,thanIamtomyself.’

           ‘But,ifyouplease,MissLouisa,’Sissypleaded,‘IamOsostupid!’

           Louisa,withabrighterlaughthanusual,toldhershewouldbewiserby-and-by.

           ‘Youdon’tknow,’saidSissy,halfcrying,‘whatastupidgirlIam.AllthroughschoolhoursImakemistakes.Mr.andMrs.M’Choakumchildcallmeup,overandoveragain,regularlytomakemistakes.Ican’thelpthem.Theyseemtocomenaturaltome.’

           ‘Mr.andMrs.M’Choakumchildnevermakeanymistakesthemselves,Isuppose,Sissy?’

           ‘Ono!’sheeagerlyreturned.‘Theyknoweverything.’

           ‘Tellmesomeofyourmistakes.’

           ‘Iamalmostashamed,’saidSissy,withreluctance.‘Butto-day,forinstance,Mr.M’ChoakumchildwasexplainingtousaboutNaturalProsperity.’

           ‘National,Ithinkitmusthavebeen,’observedLouisa.

           ‘Yes,itwas.

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