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Chapter 14. Little Dorrit’s Party

           

           ‘Wewentthere,’saidLittleDorrit,glancingathercharge,‘becauseIlikesometimestoknow,ofmyownknowledge,thatmysisterisdoingwell;andliketoseeherthere,withmyowneyes,whenneithershenorUncleisaware.ItisveryseldomindeedthatIcandothat,becausewhenIamnotoutatwork,Iamwithmyfather,andevenwhenIamoutatwork,Ihurryhometohim.ButIpretendto-nightthatIamataparty.’

           Asshemadetheconfession,timidlyhesitating,sheraisedhereyestotheface,andreaditsexpressionsoplainlythatsheansweredit.

           ‘Ohno,certainly!Ineverwasatapartyinmylife.’

           Shepausedalittleunderhisattentivelook,andthensaid,‘Ihopethereisnoharminit.Icouldneverhavebeenofanyuse,ifIhadnotpretendedalittle.’

           Shefearedthathewasblamingherinhismindforsodevisingtocontriveforthem,thinkforthem,andwatchoverthem,withouttheirknowledgeorgratitude;perhapsevenwiththeirreproachesforsupposedneglect.Butwhatwasreallyinhismind,wastheweakfigurewithitsstrongpurpose,thethinwornshoes,theinsufficientdress,andthepretenceofrecreationandenjoyment.Heaskedwherethesuppositiouspartywas?Ataplacewheresheworked,answeredLittleDorrit,blushing.Shehadsaidverylittleaboutit;onlyafewwordstomakeherfathereasy.Herfatherdidnotbelieveittobeagrandparty—indeedhemightsupposethat.Andsheglancedforaninstantattheshawlshewore.

           ‘Itisthefirstnight,’saidLittleDorrit,‘thatIhaveeverbeenawayfromhome.AndLondonlookssolarge,sobarren,andsowild.

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