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Chapter 14. Little Dorrit’s Party

           Theywenttotheclosedgate,andpeepedthroughintothecourt-yard.‘Ihopeheissoundasleep,’saidLittleDorrit,kissingoneofthebars,‘anddoesnotmissme.’

           Thegatewassofamiliar,andsolikeacompanion,thattheyputdownMaggy’sbasketinacornertoserveforaseat,andkeepingclosetogether,restedthereforsometime.Whilethestreetwasemptyandsilent,LittleDorritwasnotafraid;butwhensheheardafootstepatadistance,orsawamovingshadowamongthestreetlamps,shewasstartled,andwhispered,‘Maggy,Iseesomeone.Comeaway!’Maggywouldthenwakeupmoreorlessfretfully,andtheywouldwanderaboutalittle,andcomebackagain.

           Aslongaseatingwasanoveltyandanamusement,Maggykeptupprettywell.Butthatperiodgoingby,shebecamequerulousaboutthecold,andshiveredandwhimpered.‘Itwillsoonbeover,dear,’saidLittleDorritpatiently.‘Ohit’sallveryfineforyou,littlemother,’returnedMaggy,‘butI’mapoorthing,onlytenyearsold.’Atlast,inthedeadofthenight,whenthestreetwasverystillindeed,LittleDorritlaidtheheavyheaduponherbosom,andsoothedhertosleep.Andthusshesatatthegate,asitwerealone;lookingupatthestars,andseeingthecloudspassoverthemintheirwildflight—whichwasthedanceatLittleDorrit’sparty.

           ‘Ifitreallywasaparty!’shethoughtonce,asshesatthere.‘Ifitwaslightandwarmandbeautiful,anditwasourhouse,andmypoordearwasitsmaster,andhadneverbeeninsidethesewalls.

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