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Sissy’s Progress

           Shewas;’Sissymadetheterriblecommunicationnervously;‘shewasadancer.’

           ‘Didyourfatherloveher?’Louisaaskedthesequestionswithastrong,wild,wanderinginterestpeculiartoher;aninterestgoneastraylikeabanishedcreature,andhidinginsolitaryplaces.

           ‘Oyes!Asdearlyashelovesme.Fatherlovedme,first,forhersake.HecarriedmeaboutwithhimwhenIwasquiteababy.Wehaveneverbeenasunderfromthattime.’

           ‘Yetheleavesyounow,Sissy?’

           ‘Onlyformygood.NobodyunderstandshimasIdo;nobodyknowshimasIdo.WhenheleftmeformygoodheneverwouldhaveleftmeforhisownIknowhewasalmostbroken-heartedwiththetrial.Hewillnotbehappyforasingleminute,tillhecomesback.’

           ‘Tellmemoreabouthim,’saidLouisa,‘Iwillneveraskyouagain.Wheredidyoulive?’

           ‘Wetravelledaboutthecountry,andhadnofixedplacetolivein.Father’sa;’Sissywhisperedtheawfulword,‘aclown.’

           ‘Tomakethepeoplelaugh?’saidLouisa,withanodofintelligence.

           ‘Yes.Buttheywouldn’tlaughsometimes,andthenfathercried.Lately,theyveryoftenwouldn’tlaugh,andheusedtocomehomedespairing.Father’snotlikemost.Thosewhodidn’tknowhimaswellasIdo,anddidn’tlovehimasdearlyasIdo,mightbelievehewasnotquiteright.Sometimestheyplayedtricksuponhim;buttheyneverknewhowhefeltthem,andshrunkup,whenhewasalonewithme.

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