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Chapter 3. On the Road

           Lookatthisfamily—myfamily—afamilymoregenteelthananylady.Youhavetreatedthisfamilywithdisrespect;youhavebeeninsolenttothisfamily.I’llruinyou.Ha—sendforthehorses,packthecarriages,I’llnotsetfootinthisman’shouseagain!’

           Noonehadinterferedinthedispute,whichwasbeyondtheFrenchcolloquialpowersofEdwardDorrit,Esquire,andscarcelywithintheprovinceoftheladies.MissFanny,however,nowsupportedherfatherwithgreatbitterness;declaring,inhernativetongue,thatitwasquitecleartherewassomethingspecialinthisman’simpertinence;andthatsheconsidereditimportantthatheshouldbe,bysomemeans,forcedtogiveuphisauthorityformakingdistinctionsbetweenthatfamilyandotherwealthyfamilies.Whatthereasonsofhispresumptioncouldbe,shewasatalosstoimagine;butreasonshemusthave,andtheyoughttobetornfromhim.

           Alltheguides,mule-drivers,andidlersintheyard,hadmadethemselvespartiestotheangryconference,andweremuchimpressedbythecourier’snowbestirringhimselftogetthecarriagesout.Withtheaidofsomedozenpeopletoeachwheel,thiswasdoneatagreatcostofnoise;andthentheloadingwasproceededwith,pendingthearrivalofthehorsesfromthepost-house.

           Buttheverygenteellady’sEnglishchariotbeingalreadyhorsedandattheinn-door,thelandlordhadslippedup-stairstorepresenthishardcase.

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