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Chapter 22. A Puzzle

           Ifyoucanpromoteviewscalculatedtomaketwoyoungpeoplehappy,letme,forOurJohn’ssake,andforboththeirsakes,imploreyousotodo!’

           ‘Ihavebeensohabituated,’returnedArthur,ataloss,‘duringtheshorttimeIhaveknownher,toconsiderLittle—IhavebeensohabituatedtoconsiderMissDorritinalightaltogetherremovedfromthatinwhichyoupresenthertome,thatyouquitetakemebysurprise.Doessheknowyourson?’

           ‘Broughtuptogether,sir,’saidMrsChivery.‘Playedtogether.’

           ‘Doessheknowyoursonasheradmirer?’

           ‘Oh!blessyou,sir,’saidMrsChivery,withasortoftriumphantshiver,‘shenevercouldhaveseenhimonaSundaywithoutknowinghewasthat.Hiscanealonewouldhavetolditlongago,ifnothingelsehad.YoungmenlikeJohndon’ttaketoivoryhandsapinting,fornothing.HowdidIfirstknowitmyself?Similarly.’

           ‘PerhapsMissDorritmaynotbesoreadyasyou,yousee.’

           ‘Thensheknowsit,sir,’saidMrsChivery,‘bywordofmouth.’

           ‘Areyousure?’

           ‘Sir,’saidMrsChivery,‘sureandcertainasinthishouseIam.IseemysongooutwithmyowneyeswheninthishouseIwas,andIseemysoncomeinwithmyowneyeswheninthishouseIwas,andIknowhedoneit!’MrsChiveryderivedasurprisingforceofemphasisfromtheforegoingcircumstantialityandrepetition.

           ‘MayIaskyouhowhecametofallintothedespondingstatewhichcausesyousomuchuneasiness?’

           ‘That,’saidMrsChivery,‘tookplaceonthatsamedaywhentothishouseIseethatJohnwiththeseeyesreturn.

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