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Chapter 22. A Puzzle

           Youknowwhattheywere.Theywerenothing.’

           ‘ButIamafraid,’shereturned,‘toleavehim,Iamafraidtoleaveanyofthem.WhenIamgone,theypervert—buttheydon’tmeanit—evenMaggy.’

           ‘Itwasaveryinnocentcommissionthatsheundertook,poorthing.Andinkeepingitsecretfromyou,shesupposed,nodoubt,thatshewasonlysavingyouuneasiness.’

           ‘Yes,Ihopeso,Ihopeso.ButIhadbettergohome!ItwasbuttheotherdaythatmysistertoldmeIhadbecomesousedtotheprisonthatIhaditstoneandcharacter.Itmustbeso.IamsureitmustbewhenIseethesethings.Myplaceisthere.Iambetterthere,itisunfeelinginmetobehere,whenIcandotheleastthingthere.Good-bye.Ihadfarbetterstayathome!’

           Theagonisedwayinwhichshepouredthisout,asifitburstofitselffromhersuppressedheart,madeitdifficultforClennamtokeepthetearsfromhiseyesashesawandheardher.

           ‘Don’tcallithome,mychild!’heentreated.‘Itisalwayspainfultometohearyoucallithome.’

           ‘Butitishome!WhatelsecanIcallhome?WhyshouldIeverforgetitforasinglemoment?’

           ‘Youneverdo,dearLittleDorrit,inanygoodandtrueservice.’

           ‘Ihopenot,OIhopenot!Butitisbetterformetostaythere;muchbetter,muchmoredutiful,muchhappier.Pleasedon’tgowithme,letmegobymyself.Good-bye,Godblessyou.Thankyou,thankyou.’

           Hefeltthatitwasbettertorespectherentreaty,anddidnotmovewhileherslightformwentquicklyawayfromhim

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