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Chapter 32. More Fortune-Telling

           Imean,Iamthemoreeasilytobetrusted;andanylittleconstraintthatyoumightfeelwithanother,mayvanishbeforeme.Whyhaveyoukeptsoretiredfromme?Tellme.’

           ‘Iambetterhere.Myplaceandusearehere.Iammuchbetterhere,’saidLittleDorrit,faintly.

           ‘Soyousaidthatdayuponthebridge.Ithoughtofitmuchafterwards.Haveyounosecretyoucouldentrusttome,withhopeandcomfort,ifyouwould!’

           ‘Secret?No,Ihavenosecret,’saidLittleDorritinsometrouble.

           Theyhadbeenspeakinginlowvoices;morebecauseitwasnaturaltowhattheysaidtoadoptthattone,thanwithanycaretoreserveitfromMaggyatherwork.AllofasuddenMaggystaredagain,andthistimespoke:

           ‘Isay!LittleMother!’

           ‘Yes,Maggy.’

           ‘Ifyouan’tgotnosecretofyourowntotellhim,tellhimthataboutthePrincess.Shehadasecret,youknow.’

           ‘ThePrincesshadasecret?’saidClennam,insomesurprise.‘WhatPrincesswasthat,Maggy?’

           ‘Lor!Howyoudogoandbotheragaloften,’saidMaggy,‘catchingthepoorthingupinthatway.WhoeversaidthePrincesshadasecret?Ineversaidso.’

           ‘Ibegyourpardon.Ithoughtyoudid.’

           ‘No,Ididn’t.HowcouldI,whenitwasheraswantedtofinditout?Itwasthelittlewomanashadthesecret,andshewasalwaysaspinningatherwheel.Andsoshesaystoher,whydoyoukeepitthere?Andsothet’otheronesaystoher,noIdon’t;andsothet’otheronesaystoher,yesyoudo;andthentheybothgoestothecupboard,andthereitis.Andshewouldn’tgointotheHospital,andsoshedied.

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