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Sissy’s Progress

           Thenthethoughtmusthavecomeuponhim,poor,poorfather!ofgoingawaytotrysomethingformysake;forwhenIcameback,hewasgone.’

           ‘Isay!LooksharpforoldBounderby,Loo!’Tomremonstrated.

           ‘There’snomoretotell,MissLouisa.Ikeepthenineoilsreadyforhim,andIknowhewillcomeback.EveryletterthatIseeinMr.Gradgrind’shandtakesmybreathawayandblindsmyeyes,forIthinkitcomesfromfather,orfromMr.Slearyaboutfather.Mr.Slearypromisedtowriteassoonaseverfathershouldbeheardof,andItrusttohimtokeephisword.’

           ‘DolooksharpforoldBounderby,Loo!’saidTom,withanimpatientwhistle.‘He’llbeoffifyoudon’tlooksharp!’

           Afterthis,wheneverSissydroppedacurtseytoMr.Gradgrindinthepresenceofhisfamily,andsaidinafalteringway,‘Ibegyourpardon,sir,forbeingtroublesomebuthaveyouhadanyletteryetaboutme?’Louisawouldsuspendtheoccupationofthemoment,whateveritwas,andlookforthereplyasearnestlyasSissydid.AndwhenMr.Gradgrindregularlyanswered,‘No,Jupe,nothingofthesort,’thetremblingofSissy’slipwouldberepeatedinLouisa’sface,andhereyeswouldfollowSissywithcompassiontothedoor.Mr.Gradgrindusuallyimprovedtheseoccasionsbyremarking,whenshewasgone,thatifJupehadbeenproperlytrainedfromanearlyageshewouldhaveremonstratedtoherselfonsoundprinciplesthebaselessnessofthesefantastichopes

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