![]() Trask, a former star who thought Dulcie showed great promise and put her on a rigid practice schedule. She even enjoyed it after she was discovered by Mrs. A couple of times people complimented her on her tennis, and she discovered that she really liked the game. But Dulcie was tired of swimming, tired of being the pretty one. Dulcie was supposed to be content with a little swimming, a lot of housework (her mother worked and Dulcie was the chief cook and housekeeper- because she liked it, everyone said- and she did, to a point), and boys. It was Pat, Dulcieās sixteen-year-old sister, who took tennis lessons, wore smashing tennis dresses, won local tournaments, and tried to use tennis and the good grades she earned in school to make up for the social life she missed because of the unsightly scar on her face. Dulcie, according to her parents, was a swimmer. ![]()
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