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Chapter 24. Fortune-Telling

           Youneeddonomorethanthink,“Ah!Pancksthegipsyathisfortune-telling—he’lltelltherestofmyfortuneoneday—Ishalllivetoknowit.”Isitagreed,MissDorrit?’

           ‘Ye-es,’falteredLittleDorrit,whomhegreatlyconfused,‘Isupposeso,whileyoudonoharm.’

           ‘Good!’MrPancksglancedatthewalloftheadjoiningroom,andstoopedforward.‘Honestcreature,womanofcapitalpoints,butheedlessandaloosetalker,MissDorrit.’Withthatherubbedhishandsasiftheinterviewhadbeenverysatisfactorytohim,pantedawaytothedoor,andurbanelynoddedhimselfoutagain.

           IfLittleDorritwerebeyondmeasureperplexedbythiscuriousconductonthepartofhernewacquaintance,andbyfindingherselfinvolvedinthissingulartreaty,herperplexitywasnotdiminishedbyensuingcircumstances.BesidesthatMrPanckstookeveryopportunityaffordedhiminMrCasby’shouseofsignificantlyglancingatherandsnortingather—whichwasnotmuch,afterwhathehaddonealready—hebegantopervadeherdailylife.Shesawhiminthestreet,constantly.WhenshewenttoMrCasby’s,hewasalwaysthere.WhenshewenttoMrsClennam’s,hecamethereonanypretence,asiftokeepherinhissight.Aweekhadnotgoneby,whenshefoundhimtoherastonishmentintheLodgeonenight,conversingwiththeturnkeyonduty,andtoallappearanceoneofhisfamiliarcompanions.

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