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Sissy’s Progress

           Butisn’titthesame?’shetimidlyasked.

           ‘Youhadbettersay,National,ashesaidso,’returnedLouisa,withherdryreserve.

           ‘NationalProsperity.Andhesaid,Now,thisschoolroomisaNation.Andinthisnation,therearefiftymillionsofmoney.Isn’tthisaprosperousnation?Girlnumbertwenty,isn’tthisaprosperousnation,anda’n’tyouinathrivingstate?’

           ‘Whatdidyousay?’askedLouisa.

           ‘MissLouisa,IsaidIdidn’tknow.IthoughtIcouldn’tknowwhetheritwasaprosperousnationornot,andwhetherIwasinathrivingstateornot,unlessIknewwhohadgotthemoney,andwhetheranyofitwasmine.Butthathadnothingtodowithit.Itwasnotinthefiguresatall,’saidSissy,wipinghereyes.

           ‘Thatwasagreatmistakeofyours,’observedLouisa.

           ‘Yes,MissLouisa,Iknowitwas,now.ThenMr.M’Choakumchildsaidhewouldtrymeagain.Andhesaid,Thisschoolroomisanimmensetown,andinitthereareamillionofinhabitants,andonlyfive-and-twentyarestarvedtodeathinthestreets,inthecourseofayear.Whatisyourremarkonthatproportion?AndmyremarkwasforIcouldn’tthinkofabetteronethatIthoughtitmustbejustasharduponthosewhowerestarved,whethertheotherswereamillion,oramillionmillion.Andthatwaswrong,too.’

           ‘Ofcourseitwas.’

           ‘ThenMr.M’Choakumchildsaidhewouldtrymeoncemore.Andhesaid,Herearethestutterings

           ‘Statistics,’saidLouisa.

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