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Chapter 24. Fortune-Telling

           

           ‘YouturnsopaleyouhavewalkedtoofarbeforebreakfastandIdaresayliveagreatwayoffandoughttohavehadaride,’saidFlora,‘deardearisthereanythingthatwoulddoyougood?’

           ‘IndeedIamquitewell,ma’am.Ithankyouagainandagain,butIamquitewell.’

           ‘ThentakeyourteaatonceIbeg,’saidFlora,‘andthiswingoffowlandbitofham,don’tmindmeorwaitforme,becauseIalwayscarryinthistraymyselftoMrF.‘sAuntwhobreakfastsinbedandacharmingoldladytooandveryclever,PortraitofMrF.behindthedoorandverylikethoughtoomuchforeheadandastoapillarwithamarblepavementandbalustradesandamountain,Ineversawhimnearitnornotlikelyinthewinetrade,excellentmanbutnotatallinthatway.’

           LittleDorritglancedattheportrait,veryimperfectlyfollowingthereferencestothatworkofart.

           ‘MrF.wassodevotedtomethathenevercouldbearmeoutofhissight,’saidFlora,‘thoughofcourseIamunabletosayhowlongthatmighthavelastedifhehadn’tbeencutshortwhileIwasanewbroom,worthymanbutnotpoeticalmanlyprosebutnotromance.’

           LittleDorritglancedattheportraitagain.Theartisthadgivenitaheadthatwouldhavebeen,inanintellectualpointofview,top-heavyforShakespeare.

           ‘Romance,however,’Florawenton,busilyarrangingMrF.‘sAunt’stoast,‘asIopenlysaidtoMrF.

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