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year. "It's quite a heavy program," I said, "but I think--."
Something in his expression caused me to stop.
His face became a mask, hiding his feelings. He put his arm around my shoulders and said, quietly, "Dorothy, I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but I can't afford to send you to college. Not this year, anyway."
I went numb. I had counted on it so much.
He never knew how I wept. Nor did I know, although I suspected, that his pain was greater than mine.