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Chapter 5. Something Wrong Somewhere

           ‘Thedaughterofagentleman,though—ha—himselfatonetimecomparativelyfarfromaffluent—comparatively—andherselfrearedin—hum—retirement,neednotofnecessityfindthispositionsoverynovel.’

           ‘True,’saidMrsGeneral,‘true.’

           ‘Therefore,madam,’saidMrDorrit,‘Itooktheliberty’(helaidanemphasisonthephraseandrepeatedit,asthoughhestipulated,withurbanefirmness,thathemustnotbecontradictedagain),‘Itookthelibertyofrequestingthisinterview,inorderthatImightmentionthetopictoyou,andinquirehowyouwouldadviseme?’

           ‘MrDorrit,’returnedMrsGeneral,‘IhaveconversedwithAmyseveraltimessincewehavebeenresidinghere,onthegeneralsubjectoftheformationofademeanour.ShehasexpressedherselftomeaswonderingexceedinglyatVenice.Ihavementionedtoherthatitisbetternottowonder.IhavepointedouttoherthatthecelebratedMrEustace,theclassicaltourist,didnotthinkmuchofit;andthathecomparedtheRialto,greatlytoitsdisadvantage,withWestminsterandBlackfriarsBridges.Ineednotadd,afterwhatyouhavesaid,thatIhavenotyetfoundmyargumentssuccessful.Youdomethehonourtoaskmewhattoadvise.Italwaysappearstome(ifthisshouldprovetobeabaselessassumption,Ishallbepardoned),thatMrDorrithasbeenaccustomedtoexerciseinfluenceoverthemindsofothers.’

           ‘Hum—madam,’saidMrDorrit,‘Ihavebeenattheheadof—haofaconsiderablecommunity.YouarerightinsupposingthatIamnotunaccustomedto—aninfluentialposition.

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