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Chapter 18. Little Dorrit’s Lover

           

           Fromtheportalthusdecorated,oneSundayafteranearlydinnerofbakedviands,YoungJohnissuedforthonhisusualSundayerrand;notempty-handed,butwithhisofferingofcigars.Hewasneatlyattiredinaplum-colouredcoat,withaslargeacollarofblackvelvetashisfigurecouldcarry;asilkenwaistcoat,bedeckedwithgoldensprigs;achasteneckerchiefmuchinvogueatthatday,representingapreserveoflilacpheasantsonabuffground;pantaloonssohighlydecoratedwithside-stripesthateachlegwasathree-stringedlute;andahatofstateveryhighandhard.WhentheprudentMrsChiveryperceivedthatinadditiontotheseadornmentsherJohncarriedapairofwhitekidgloves,andacanelikealittlefinger-post,surmountedbyanivoryhandmarshallinghimthewaythatheshouldgo;andwhenshesawhim,inthisheavymarchingorder,turnthecornertotheright;sheremarkedtoMrChivery,whowasathomeatthetime,thatshethoughtsheknewwhichwaythewindblew.

           TheCollegianswereentertainingaconsiderablenumberofvisitorsthatSundayafternoon,andtheirFatherkepthisroomforthepurposeofreceivingpresentations.Aftermakingthetouroftheyard,LittleDorrit’sloverwithahurriedheartwentup-stairs,andknockedwithhisknucklesattheFather’sdoor.

           ‘Comein,comein!’saidagraciousvoice.TheFather’svoice,herfather’s,theMarshalsea’sfather’s.Hewasseatedinhisblackvelvetcap,withhisnewspaper,three-and-sixpenceaccidentallyleftonthetable,andtwochairsarranged.EverythingpreparedforholdinghisCourt.

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