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Chapter 35. What was behind Mr Pancks on Little Dorrit’s Hand

           Iowedyouoneonthatscore;nowIhavepaidit.Moneyoutofpocketmadegood,timefairlyallowedfor,andMrRugg’sbillsettled,athousandpoundswouldbeafortunetome.ThatmatterIplaceinyourhands.Iauthorizeyounowtobreakallthistothefamilyinanywayyouthinkbest.MissAmyDorritwillbewithMrsFinchingthismorning.Thesoonerdonethebetter.Can’tbedonetoosoon.’

           ThisconversationtookplaceinClennam’sbed-room,whilehewasyetinbed.ForMrPanckshadknockedupthehouseandmadehiswayin,veryearlyinthemorning;and,withoutoncesittingdownorstandingstill,haddeliveredhimselfofthewholeofhisdetails(illustratedwithavarietyofdocuments)atthebedside.Henowsaidhewould‘goandlookupMrRugg’,fromwhomhisexcitedstateofmindappearedtorequireanotherback;andbundlinguphispapers,andexchangingonemoreheartyshakeofthehandwithClennam,hewentatfullspeeddown-stairs,andsteamedoff.

           Clennam,ofcourse,resolvedtogodirecttoMrCasby’s.Hedressedandgotoutsoquicklythathefoundhimselfatthecornerofthepatriarchalstreetnearlyanhourbeforehertime;buthewasnotsorrytohavetheopportunityofcalminghimselfwithaleisurelywalk.

           Whenhereturnedtothestreet,andhadknockedatthebrightbrassknocker,hewasinformedthatshehadcome,andwasshownup-stairstoFlora’sbreakfast-room.LittleDorritwasnotthereherself,butFlorawas,andtestifiedthegreatestamazementatseeinghim.

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