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Chapter 27. The Pupil of the Marshalsea

           IwassolicitoustopromoteMissDorrit’shappiness;andifIcouldhavesupposedthatMissDorritreturnedyouraffection—’

           PoorJohnChiveryturnedcrimsontothetipsofhisears.‘MissDorritneverdid,sir.Iwishtobehonourableandtrue,sofarasinmyhumblewayIcan,andIwouldscorntopretendforamomentthatsheeverdid,orthatsheeverledmetobelieveshedid;no,noreventhatitwasevertobeexpectedinanycoolreasonthatshewouldorcould.Shewasfarabovemeinallrespectsatalltimes.Aslikewise,’addedJohn,‘similarlywashergen-teelfamily.’

           Hischivalrousfeelingtowardsallthatbelongedtohermadehimsoveryrespectable,inspiteofhissmallstatureandhisratherweaklegs,andhisveryweakhair,andhispoeticaltemperament,thataGoliathmighthavesatinhisplacedemandinglessconsiderationatArthur’shands.

           ‘Youspeak,John,’hesaid,withcordialadmiration,‘likeaMan.’

           ‘Well,sir,’returnedJohn,brushinghishandacrosshiseyes,‘thenIwishyou’ddothesame.’

           Hewasquickwiththisunexpectedretort,anditagainmadeArthurregardhimwithawonderingexpressionofface.

           ‘Leastways,’saidJohn,stretchinghishandacrossthetea-tray,‘iftoostrongaremark,withdrawn!But,whynot,whynot?WhenIsaytoyou,MrClennam,takecareofyourselfforsomeoneelse’ssake,whynotbeopen,thoughaturnkey?WhydidIgetyoutheroomwhichIknewyou’dlikebest?WhydidIcarryupyourthings?NotthatIfound‘emheavy;Idon’tmention‘emonthataccounts;farfromit.

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