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Chapter 34. Gone

           

           Onemorning,asArthurlistenedforthelightfeetthateverymorningascendedwingedtohisheart,bringingtheheavenlybrightnessofanewloveintotheroomwheretheoldlovehadwroughtsohardandbeensotrue;onemorning,ashelistened,heheardhercoming,notalone.

           ‘DearArthur,’saidherdelightedvoiceoutsidethedoor,‘Ihavesomeonehere.MayIbringsomeonein?’

           Hehadthoughtfromthetreadthereweretwowithher.Heanswered‘Yes,’andshecameinwithMrMeagles.Sun-brownedandjollyMrMeagleslooked,andheopenedhisarmsandfoldedArthurinthem,likeasun-brownedandjollyfather.

           ‘NowIamallright,’saidMrMeagles,afteraminuteorso.‘Nowit’sover.Arthur,mydearfellow,confessatoncethatyouexpectedmebefore.’

           ‘Idid,’saidArthur;‘butAmytoldme—’

           ‘LittleDorrit.Neveranyothername.’(Itwasshewhowhisperedit.)

           ‘—ButmyLittleDorrittoldmethat,withoutaskingforanyfurtherexplanation,IwasnottoexpectyouuntilIsawyou.’

           ‘Andnowyouseeme,myboy,’saidMrMeagles,shakinghimbythehandstoutly;‘andnowyoushallhaveanyexplanationandeveryexplanation.Thefactis,Iwashere—camestraighttoyoufromtheAllongersandMarshongers,orIshouldbeashamedtolookyouinthefacethisday,—butyouwerenotincompanytrimatthemoment,andIhadtostartoffagaintocatchDoyce.’

           ‘PoorDoyce!’sighedArthur.

           ‘Don’tcallhimnamesthathedon’tdeserve,’saidMrMeagles.‘He’snotpoor;he’sdoingwellenough.Doyceisawonderfulfellowoverthere.

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