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Chapter 5. Something Wrong Somewhere

           MrsGeneralreturned,inheremotionlessandexpressionlessmanner,‘Ibelieveso.’

           ‘Butyouareaware,mydearmadam,’saidMrDorrit,‘thatmydaughtershadthemisfortunetolosetheirlamentedmotherwhentheywereveryyoung;andthat,inconsequenceofmynothavingbeenuntillatelytherecognisedheirtomyproperty,theyhavelivedwithmeasacomparativelypoor,thoughalwaysproud,gentleman,in—hahum—retirement!’

           ‘Idonot,’saidMrsGeneral,‘losesightofthecircumstance.’

           ‘Madam,’pursuedMrDorrit,‘ofmydaughterFanny,underherpresentguidanceandwithsuchanexampleconstantlybeforeher—’

           (MrsGeneralshuthereyes.)

           —‘Ihavenomisgivings.ThereisadaptabilityofcharacterinFanny.Butmyyoungerdaughter,MrsGeneral,ratherworriesandvexesmythoughts.Imustinformyouthatshehasalwaysbeenmyfavourite.’

           ‘Thereisnoaccounting,’saidMrsGeneral,‘forthesepartialities.’

           ‘Ha—no,’assentedMrDorrit.‘No.Now,madam,IamtroubledbynoticingthatAmyisnot,sotospeak,oneofourselves.Shedoesnotcaretogoaboutwithus;sheislostinthesocietywehavehere;ourtastesareevidentlynothertastes.Which,’saidMrDorrit,summingupwithjudicialgravity,‘istosay,inotherwords,thatthereissomethingwrongin—ha—Amy.’

           ‘Mayweinclinetothesupposition,’saidMrsGeneral,withalittletouchofvarnish,‘thatsomethingisreferabletothenoveltyoftheposition?’

           ‘Excuseme,madam,’observedMrDorrit,ratherquickly.

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