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

           Omydear,mydear!Ofather,father!OthankGod,thankGod!’

           Heyieldedhimselftoherkissesandcaresses,butdidnotreturnthem,exceptthatheputanarmabouther.Neitherdidhesayoneword.HissteadfastlookwasnowdividedbetweenherandClennam,andhebegantoshakeasifhewereverycold.ExplainingtoLittleDorritthathewouldruntothecoffee-houseforabottleofwine,Arthurfetcheditwithallthehastehecoulduse.Whileitwasbeingbroughtfromthecellartothebar,anumberofexcitedpeopleaskedhimwhathadhappened;whenhehurriedlyinformedthemthatMrDorrithadsucceededtoafortune.

           Oncomingbackwiththewineinhishand,hefoundthatshehadplacedherfatherinhiseasychair,andhadloosenedhisshirtandneckcloth.Theyfilledatumblerwithwine,andheldittohislips.Whenhehadswallowedalittle,hetooktheglasshimselfandemptiedit.Soonafterthat,heleanedbackinhischairandcried,withhishandkerchiefbeforehisface.

           AfterthishadlastedawhileClennamthoughtitagoodseasonfordivertinghisattentionfromthemainsurprise,byrelatingitsdetails.Slowly,therefore,andinaquiettoneofvoice,heexplainedthemasbesthecould,andenlargedonthenatureofPancks’sservice.

           ‘Heshallbe—ha—heshallbehandsomelyrecompensed,sir,’saidtheFather,startingupandmovinghurriedlyabouttheroom.‘Assureyourself,MrClennam,thateverybodyconcernedshallbe—ha—shallbenoblyrewarded.Noone,mydearsir,shallsaythathehasanunsatisfiedclaimagainstme.

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