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Chapter 32. More Fortune-Telling

           Oneofthem?Suchanidlethingshouldberepeated,withmygladconsent,fiftytimesaday,tosaveyouamoment’sheart-ache,LittleDorrit.’

           Shehadtakencouragenow,andanswered,farmoreinherusualmanner,‘Youaresogood!Buteveniftherewasnothingelseinittobesorryforandashamedof,itissuchabadreturntoyou—’

           ‘Hush!’saidClennam,smilingandtouchingherlipswithhishand.‘Forgetfulnessinyouwhoremembersomanyandsomuch,wouldbenewindeed.ShallIremindyouthatIamnot,andthatIneverwas,anythingbutthefriendwhomyouagreedtotrust?No.Yourememberit,don’tyou?’

           ‘Itrytodoso,orIshouldhavebrokenthepromisejustnow,whenmymistakenbrotherwashere.Youwillconsiderhisbringing-upinthisplace,andwillnotjudgehimhardly,poorfellow,Iknow!’Inraisinghereyeswiththesewords,sheobservedhisfacemorenearlythanshehaddoneyet,andsaid,withaquickchangeoftone,‘Youhavenotbeenill,MrClennam?’

           ‘No.’

           ‘Nortried?Norhurt?’sheaskedhim,anxiously.

           ItfelltoClennamnow,tobenotquitecertainhowtoanswer.Hesaidinreply:

           ‘Tospeakthetruth,Ihavebeenalittletroubled,butitisover.DoIshowitsoplainly?Ioughttohavemorefortitudeandself-commandthanthat.IthoughtIhad.Imustlearnthemofyou.Whocouldteachmebetter!’

           Heneverthoughtthatshesawinhimwhatnooneelsecouldsee.Heneverthoughtthatinthewholeworldtherewerenoothereyesthatlookeduponhimwiththesamelightandstrengthashers.

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