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Chapter 18. Little Dorrit’s Lover

           MrsChivery,aprudentwoman,haddesiredherhusbandtotakenoticethattheirJohn’sprospectsoftheLockwouldcertainlybestrengthenedbyanalliancewithMissDorrit,whohadherselfakindofclaimupontheCollegeandwasmuchrespectedthere.MrsChiveryhaddesiredherhusbandtotakenoticethatif,ontheonehand,theirJohnhadmeansandapostoftrust,ontheotherhand,MissDorrithadfamily;andthather(MrsChivery’s)sentimentwas,thattwohalvesmadeawhole.MrsChivery,speakingasamotherandnotasadiplomatist,hadthen,fromadifferentpointofview,desiredherhusbandtorecollectthattheirJohnhadneverbeenstrong,andthathislovehadfrettedandworritedhimenoughasitwas,withouthisbeingdriventodohimselfamischief,asnobodycouldn’tsayhewouldn’tbeifhewascrossed.TheseargumentshadsopowerfullyinfluencedthemindofMrChivery,whowasamanoffewwords,thathehadonsundrySundaymornings,givenhisboywhathetermed‘aluckytouch,’signifyingthatheconsideredsuchcommendationofhimtoGoodFortune,preparatorytohisthatdaydeclaringhispassionandbecomingtriumphant.ButYoungJohnhadnevertakencouragetomakethedeclaration;anditwasprincipallyontheseoccasionsthathehadreturnedexcitedtothetobaccoshop,andflownatthecustomers.

           Inthisaffair,asineveryother,LittleDorritherselfwasthelastpersonconsidered.Herbrotherandsisterwereawareofit,andattainedasortofstationbymakingapegofitonwhichtoairthemiserablyraggedoldfictionofthefamilygentility.

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