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Chapter 29. A Plea in the Marshalsea

           Imustalwaysbemuchworsethanpoor,withyoudistressed.WillyouletmelendyouallIhave?Willyouletmegiveityou?WillyouletmeshowyouthatIhaveneverforgotten,thatInevercanforget,yourprotectionofmewhenthiswasmyhome?DearMrClennam,makemeofalltheworldthehappiest,bysayingYes?MakemeashappyasIcanbeinleavingyouhere,bysayingnothingto-night,andlettingmegoawaywiththehopethatyouwillthinkofitkindly;andthatformysake—notforyours,formine,fornobody’sbutmine!—youwillgivemethegreatestjoyIcanexperienceonearth,thejoyofknowingthatIhavebeenserviceabletoyou,andthatIhavepaidsomelittleofthegreatdebtofmyaffectionandgratitude.Ican’tsaywhatIwishtosay.Ican’tvisityouherewhereIhavelivedsolong,Ican’tthinkofyouherewhereIhaveseensomuch,andbeascalmandcomfortingasIought.Mytearswillmaketheirway.Icannotkeepthemback.Butpray,pray,pray,donotturnfromyourLittleDorrit,now,inyouraffliction!Pray,pray,pray,Ibegyouandimploreyouwithallmygrievingheart,myfriend—mydear!—takeallIhave,andmakeitaBlessingtome!’

           Thestarhadshoneonherfaceuntilnow,whenherfacesankuponhishandandherown.

           Ithadgrowndarkerwhenheraisedherinhisencirclingarm,andsoftlyansweredher.

           ‘No,darlingLittleDorrit.No,mychild.Imustnothearofsuchasacrifice.Libertyandhopewouldbesodear,boughtatsuchaprice,thatIcouldneversupporttheirweight,neverbearthereproachofpossessingthem.

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