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Chapter 3. On the Road

           Atfirst,thiswassomuchmoreunlikeheroldexperiencethaneventhemountainsthemselves,thatshehadbeenunabletoresignherselftoit,andhadtriedtoretainheroldplaceabouthim.Buthehadspokentoheralone,andhadsaidthatpeople—ha—peopleinanexaltedposition,mydear,mustscrupulouslyexactrespectfromtheirdependents;andthatforher,hisdaughter,MissAmyDorrit,ofthesoleremainingbranchoftheDorritsofDorsetshire,tobeknownto—hum—tooccupyherselfinfulfillingthefunctionsof—hahum—avalet,wouldbeincompatiblewiththatrespect.Therefore,mydear,he—ha—helaidhisparentalinjunctionsuponher,torememberthatshewasalady,whohadnowtoconductherselfwith—hum—aproperpride,andtopreservetherankofalady;andconsequentlyherequestedhertoabstainfromdoingwhatwouldoccasion—ha—unpleasantandderogatoryremarks.Shehadobeyedwithoutamurmur.Thusithadbeenbroughtaboutthatshenowsatinhercorneroftheluxuriouscarriagewithherlittlepatienthandsfoldedbeforeher,quitedisplacedevenfromthelastpointoftheoldstandinggroundinlifeonwhichherfeethadlingered.

           Itwasfromthispositionthatallshesawappearedunreal;themoresurprisingthescenes,themoretheyresembledtheunrealityofherowninnerlifeasshewentthroughitsvacantplacesalldaylong.

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