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Chapter 3. On the Road

           Thiswasnotifiedtotheyardbyhisnowcomingdownthestaircaseinattendanceonthegentlemanandthelady,andbyhispointingouttheoffendedmajestyofMrDorrittothemwithasignificantmotionofhishand.

           ‘Begyourpardon,’saidthegentleman,detachinghimselffromthelady,andcomingforward.‘Iamamanoffewwordsandabadhandatanexplanation—butladyhereisextremelyanxiousthatthereshouldbenoRow.Lady—amotherofmine,inpointoffact—wishesmetosaythatshehopesnoRow.’

           MrDorrit,stillpantingunderhisinjury,salutedthegentleman,andsalutedthelady,inadistant,final,andinvinciblemanner.

           ‘No,butreally—here,oldfeller;you!’Thiswasthegentleman’swayofappealingtoEdwardDorrit,Esquire,onwhomhepouncedasagreatandprovidentialrelief.‘LetyouandItrytomakethisallright.LadysoverymuchwishesnoRow.’

           EdwardDorrit,Esquire,ledalittleapartbythebutton,assumedadiplomaticexpressionofcountenanceinreplying,‘Whyyoumustconfess,thatwhenyoubespeakalotofroomsbeforehand,andtheybelongtoyou,it’snotpleasanttofindotherpeoplein‘em.’

           ‘No,’saidtheother,‘Iknowitisn’t.Iadmitit.Still,letyouandItrytomakeitallright,andavoidRow.Thefaultisnotthischap’satall,butmymother’s.Beingaremarkablyfinewomanwithnobigoddnonsenseabouther—welleducated,too—shewastoomanyforthischap.Regularlypocketedhim.’

           ‘Ifthat’sthecase—’EdwardDorrit,Esquire,began.

           ‘Assureyou‘ponmysoul‘tisthecase.

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