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Chapter 3. On the Road

           IfMrClennamhassufficientdelicacytoperceivetheimproprietyofanysuchattempt,Iamboundasaresponsiblegentlemanto—ha—defertothatdelicacyonhispart.If,ontheotherhand,MrClennamhasnotthatdelicacy,Icannotforamoment—ha—holdanycorrespondencewithso—hum—coarseamind.Ineithercase,itwouldappearthatMrClennamisputaltogetheroutofthequestion,andthatwehavenothingtodowithhimorhewithus.Ha—MrsGeneral!’

           Theentranceoftheladywhomheannounced,totakeherplaceatthebreakfast-table,terminatedthediscussion.Shortlyafterwards,thecourierannouncedthatthevalet,andthefootman,andthetwomaids,andthefourguides,andthefourteenmules,wereinreadiness;sothebreakfastpartywentouttotheconventdoortojointhecavalcade.

           MrGowanstoodaloofwithhiscigarandpencil,butMrBlandoiswasonthespottopayhisrespectstotheladies.WhenhegallantlypulledoffhisslouchedhattoLittleDorrit,shethoughthehadevenamoresinisterlook,standingswartandcloakedinthesnow,thanhehadinthefire-lightover-night.But,asbothherfatherandhersisterreceivedhishomagewithsomefavour,sherefrainedfromexpressinganydistrustofhim,lestitshouldprovetobeanewblemishderivedfromherprisonbirth.

           Nevertheless,astheywounddowntheruggedwaywhiletheconventwasyetinsight,shemorethanoncelookedround,anddescriedMrBlandois,backedbytheconventsmokewhichrosestraightandhighfromthechimneysinagoldenfilm,alwaysstandingononejuttingpointlookingdownafterthem.

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