Крошка Доррит

           Thatgreatpositionisnotoccupiedbyyourselfalone,butby—ha—byme,and—hahum—byus.Us.Now,itisincumbentuponallpeopleinanexaltedposition,butitisparticularlysoonthisfamily,forreasonswhichI—ha—willnotdwellupon,tomakethemselvesrespected.Tobevigilantinmakingthemselvesrespected.Dependants,torespectus,mustbe—ha—keptatadistanceand—hum—keptdown.Down.Therefore,yournotexposingyourselftotheremarksofourattendantsbyappearingtohaveatanytimedispensedwiththeirservicesandperformedthemforyourself,is—ha—highlyimportant.’

           ‘Why,whocandoubtit?’criedMissFanny.‘It’stheessenceofeverything.’

           ‘Fanny,’returnedherfather,grandiloquently,‘givemeleave,mydear.Wethencometo—ha—toMrClennam.IamfreetosaythatIdonot,Amy,shareyoursister’ssentiments—thatistosayaltogether—hum—altogether—inreferencetoMrClennam.Iamcontenttoregardthatindividualinthelightof—ha—generally—awell-behavedperson.Hum.Awell-behavedperson.NorwillIinquirewhetherMrClennamdid,atanytime,obtrudehimselfon—ha—mysociety.Heknewmysocietytobe—hum—sought,andhispleamightbethatheregardedmeinthelightofapubliccharacter.Buttherewerecircumstancesattendingmy—ha—slightknowledgeofMrClennam(itwasveryslight),which,’hereMrDorritbecameextremelygraveandimpressive,‘wouldrenderithighlyindelicateinMrClennamto—ha—toseektorenewcommunicationwithmeorwithanymemberofmyfamilyunderexistingcircumstances.