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Sissy’s Progress

           Hewasfar,fartimiderthantheythought!’

           ‘Andyouwerehiscomfortthrougheverything?’

           Shenodded,withthetearsrollingdownherface.‘Ihopeso,andfathersaidIwas.Itwasbecausehegrewsoscaredandtrembling,andbecausehefelthimselftobeapoor,weak,ignorant,helplessman(thoseusedtobehiswords),thathewantedmesomuchtoknowagreatdeal,andbedifferentfromhim.Iusedtoreadtohimtocheerhiscourage,andhewasveryfondofthat.TheywerewrongbooksIamnevertospeakofthemherebutwedidn’tknowtherewasanyharminthem.’

           ‘Andhelikedthem?’saidLouisa,withasearchinggazeonSissyallthistime.

           ‘Overymuch!Theykepthim,manytimes,fromwhatdidhimrealharm.Andoftenandoftenofanight,heusedtoforgetallhistroublesinwonderingwhethertheSultanwouldlettheladygoonwiththestory,orwouldhaveherheadcutoffbeforeitwasfinished.’

           ‘Andyourfatherwasalwayskind?Tothelast?’askedLouisacontraveningthegreatprinciple,andwonderingverymuch.

           ‘Always,always!’returnedSissy,claspingherhands.‘KinderandkinderthanIcantell.Hewasangryonlyonenight,andthatwasnottome,butMerrylegs.Merrylegs;’shewhisperedtheawfulfact;‘ishisperformingdog.’

           ‘Whywasheangrywiththedog?’Louisademanded.

           ‘Father,soonaftertheycamehomefromperforming,toldMerrylegstojumpuponthebacksofthetwochairsandstandacrossthemwhichisoneofhistricks.Helookedatfather,anddidn’tdoitatonce.

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