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Chapter 20. Moving in Society

           IfIameveralittleprovoking,Iamsureyou’llconsiderwhatathingitistooccupymypositionandfeelaconsciousnessofbeingsuperiortoit.Ishouldn’tcare,’saidtheDaughteroftheFatheroftheMarshalsea,‘iftheotherswerenotsocommon.Noneofthemhavecomedownintheworldaswehave.Theyareallontheirownlevel.Common.’

           LittleDorritmildlylookedatthespeaker,butdidnotinterrupther.Fannytookoutherhandkerchief,andratherangrilywipedhereyes.‘Iwasnotbornwhereyouwere,youknow,Amy,andperhapsthatmakesadifference.Mydearchild,whenwegetridofUncle,youshallknowallaboutit.We’lldrophimatthecook’sshopwhereheisgoingtodine.’

           Theywalkedonwithhimuntiltheycametoadirtyshopwindowinadirtystreet,whichwasmadealmostopaquebythesteamofhotmeats,vegetables,andpuddings.Butglimpsesweretobecaughtofaroastlegofporkburstingintotearsofsageandonioninametalreservoirfullofgravy,ofanunctuouspieceofroastbeefandblisterousYorkshirepudding,bubblinghotinasimilarreceptacle,ofastuffedfilletofvealinrapidcut,ofahaminaperspirationwiththepaceitwasgoingat,ofashallowtankofbakedpotatoesgluedtogetherbytheirownrichness,ofatrussortwoofboiledgreens,andothersubstantialdelicacies.Within,wereafewwoodenpartitions,behindwhichsuchcustomersasfounditmoreconvenienttotakeawaytheirdinnersinstomachsthanintheirhands,Packedtheirpurchasesinsolitude.

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