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Chapter 24. Fortune-Telling

           

           ‘Tobesureyoucouldn’thaveknownhimbeforeunlessyouhadbeeninChinaorhadcorrespondedneitherofwhichislikely,’returnedFlora,‘fortravelling-peopleusuallygetmoreorlessmahoganyandyouarenotatallsoandastocorrespondingwhatabout?that’sverytrueunlesstea,soitwasathismother’swasitreallythatyouknewhimfirst,highlysensibleandfirmbutdreadfullysevere—oughttobethemotherofthemanintheironmask.’

           ‘MrsClennamhasbeenkindtome,’saidLittleDorrit.

           ‘Really?IamsureIamgladtohearitbecauseasArthur’smotherit’snaturallypleasanttomyfeelingstohaveabetteropinionofherthanIhadbefore,thoughwhatshethinksofmewhenIrunonasIamcertaintodoandshesitsgloweringatmelikeFateinago-cart—shockingcomparisonreally—invalidandnotherfault—Ineverknoworcanimagine.’

           ‘ShallIfindmyworkanywhere,ma’am?’askedLittleDorrit,lookingtimidlyabout;‘canIgetit?’

           ‘Youindustriouslittlefairy,’returnedFlora,taking,inanothercupoftea,anotherofthedosesprescribedbyhermedicalman,‘there’snottheslightesthurryandit’sbetterthatweshouldbeginbybeingconfidentialaboutourmutualfriend—toocoldawordformeatleastIdon’tmeanthat,veryproperexpressionmutualfriend—thanbecomethroughmereformalitiesnotyoubutmeliketheSpartanboywiththefoxbitinghim,whichIhopeyou’llexcusemybringingupforofallthetiresomeboysthatwillgotumblingintoeverysortofcompanythatboy’sthetiresomest.

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