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Sissy’s Progress

           ‘Youhavenooccasiontogoaway;butdon’tinterruptusforamoment,Tomdear.’

           ‘Oh!verywell!’returnedTom.‘OnlyfatherhasbroughtoldBounderbyhome,andIwantyoutocomeintothedrawing-room.Becauseifyoucome,there’sagoodchanceofoldBounderby’saskingmetodinner;andifyoudon’t,there’snone.’

           ‘I’llcomedirectly.’

           ‘I’llwaitforyou,’saidTom,‘tomakesure.’

           Sissyresumedinalowervoice.‘Atlastpoorfathersaidthathehadgivennosatisfactionagain,andneverdidgiveanysatisfactionnow,andthathewasashameanddisgrace,andIshouldhavedonebetterwithouthimallalong.Isaidalltheaffectionatethingstohimthatcameintomyheart,andpresentlyhewasquietandIsatdownbyhim,andtoldhimallabouttheschoolandeverythingthathadbeensaidanddonethere.WhenIhadnomorelefttotell,heputhisarmsroundmyneck,andkissedmeagreatmanytimes.Thenheaskedmetofetchsomeofthestuffheused,forthelittlehurthehadhad,andtogetitatthebestplace,whichwasattheotherendoftownfromthere;andthen,afterkissingmeagain,heletmego.WhenIhadgonedown-stairs,IturnedbackthatImightbealittlebitmorecompanytohimyet,andlookedinatthedoor,andsaid,“Fatherdear,shallItakeMerrylegs?”Fathershookhisheadandsaid,“No,Sissy,no;takenothingthat’sknowntobemine,mydarling;”andIlefthimsittingbythefire.

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