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29.<br />
SUSY (cont’d)<br />
Awfully true. But I think I can<br />
make the servants obey me all the<br />
same.<br />
This point seemed to have lost its interest for Clarissa,<br />
who was still gravely scrutinizing her companion. After a<br />
while she brought forth another question.<br />
CLARISSA<br />
Did you have to give up all your<br />
jewels when you were divorced?<br />
SUSY<br />
Divorced-?<br />
Susy threw her head back against the pillows and laughed.<br />
SUSY (cont’d)<br />
Why, what are you thinking of?<br />
Don’t you remember that I wasn’t<br />
even married the last time you saw<br />
me?<br />
CLARISSA<br />
Yes; I do. But that was two years<br />
ago.<br />
The little girl wound her arms about Susy’s neck and leaned<br />
against her caressingly.<br />
CLARISSA (cont’d)<br />
Are you going to be soon, then?<br />
I’ll promise not to tell if you<br />
don’t want me to.<br />
Going to be divorced? Of course not! What in the world made<br />
you think so?<br />
CLARISSA (cont’d)<br />
(simply)<br />
Because you look so awfully happy.<br />
She had stayed in bed late, chatting with Clarissa, and<br />
expecting to see the door open and her husband appear; and<br />
when the child left, and she had jumped up and looked into<br />
Nick’s room.
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