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Chapter 6. Something Right Somewhere

           Putitoutsidethecloak.Keepitstill.’

           Blandois’handwasunsteady;buthelaughed,andthatwouldnaturallyshakeit.

           ‘Hewasformerlyinsomescufflewithanothermurderer,orwithavictim,youobserve,’saidGowan,puttinginthemarkingsofthehandwithaquick,impatient,unskilfultouch,‘andthesearethetokensofit.Outsidethecloak,man!—CorpodiSanMarco,whatareyouthinkingof?’

           BlandoisofParisshookwithalaughagain,sothathishandshookmore;nowheraisedittotwisthismoustache,whichhadadampappearance;andnowhestoodintherequiredposition,withalittlenewswagger.

           HisfacewassodirectedinreferencetothespotwhereLittleDorritstoodbytheeasel,thatthroughouthelookedather.Onceattractedbyhispeculiareyes,shecouldnotremoveherown,andtheyhadlookedateachotherallthetime.Shetremblednow;Gowan,feelingit,andsupposinghertobealarmedbythelargedogbesidehim,whoseheadshecaressedinherhand,andwhohadjustutteredalowgrowl,glancedathertosay,‘Hewon’thurtyou,MissDorrit.’

           ‘Iamnotafraidofhim,’shereturnedinthesamebreath;‘butwillyoulookathim?’

           InamomentGowanhadthrowndownhisbrush,andseizedthedogwithbothhandsbythecollar.

           ‘Blandois!Howcanyoubesuchafoolastoprovokehim!ByHeaven,andtheotherplacetoo,he’lltearyoutobits!Liedown!Lion!Doyouhearmyvoice,yourebel!’

           Thegreatdog,regardlessofbeinghalf-chokedbyhiscollar,wasobduratelypullingwithhisdeadweightagainsthismaster,resolvedtogetacrosstheroom.

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