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Chapter 14. Little Dorrit’s Party

           Maggy’spleasureindoingthisandherlittlemother’spleasureinseeingMaggypleased,wasasgoodaturnascircumstancescouldhavegiventothelateconversation.

           ‘Butthegateswillhavebeenlockedlongago,’saidClennam,suddenlyrememberingit.‘Whereareyougoing?’

           ‘IamgoingtoMaggy’slodging,’answeredLittleDorrit.‘Ishallbequitesafe,quitewelltakencareof.’

           ‘Imustaccompanyyouthere,’saidClennam,‘Icannotletyougoalone.’

           ‘Yes,prayleaveustogotherebyourselves.Praydo!’beggedLittleDorrit.

           Shewassoearnestinthepetition,thatClennamfeltadelicacyinobtrudinghimselfuponher:therather,becausehecouldwellunderstandthatMaggy’slodgingwasoftheobscurestsort.‘Come,Maggy,’saidLittleDorritcheerily,‘weshalldoverywell;weknowthewaybythistime,Maggy?’

           ‘Yes,yes,littlemother;weknowtheway,’chuckledMaggy.Andawaytheywent.LittleDorritturnedatthedoortosay,‘Godblessyou!’Shesaiditverysoftly,butperhapsshemayhavebeenasaudibleabove—whoknows!—asawholecathedralchoir.

           ArthurClennamsufferedthemtopassthecornerofthestreetbeforehefollowedatadistance;notwithanyideaofencroachingasecondtimeonLittleDorrit’sprivacy,buttosatisfyhismindbyseeinghersecureintheneighbourhoodtowhichshewasaccustomed.

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