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Chapter 20. Moving in Society

           Butasshewasverygood-natured,andsaid,‘Comewithme;I’llsoonfindMissDorritforyou,’MissDorrit’ssisterwentwithher,drawingnearerandnearerateverystepshetookinthedarknesstothesoundofmusicandthesoundofdancingfeet.

           Atlasttheycameintoamazeofdust,whereaquantityofpeopleweretumblingoveroneanother,andwheretherewassuchaconfusionofunaccountableshapesofbeams,bulkheads,brickwalls,ropes,androllers,andsuchamixingofgaslightanddaylight,thattheyseemedtohavegotonthewrongsideofthepatternoftheuniverse.LittleDorrit,lefttoherself,andknockedagainstbysomebodyeverymoment,wasquitebewildered,whensheheardhersister’svoice.

           ‘Why,goodgracious,Amy,whateverbroughtyouhere?’

           ‘Iwantedtoseeyou,Fannydear;andasIamgoingoutalldayto-morrow,andknewyoumightbeengagedalldayto-day,Ithought—’

           ‘Buttheidea,Amy,ofyoucomingbehind!Ineverdid!’Ashersistersaidthisinnoverycordialtoneofwelcome,sheconductedhertoamoreopenpartofthemaze,wherevariousgoldenchairsandtableswereheapedtogether,andwhereanumberofyoungladiesweresittingonanythingtheycouldfind,chattering.Alltheseyoungladieswantedironing,andallhadacuriouswayoflookingeverywherewhiletheychattered.

           Justasthesistersarrivedhere,amonotonousboyinaScotchcapputhisheadroundabeamontheleft,andsaid,‘Lessnoisethere,ladies!’anddisappeared.

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