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Chapter 13. The Progress of an Epidemic

           ‘Iguesseditwasyou,MrPancks,’saidshe,‘forit’squiteyourregularnight;ain’tit?Here’sfather,yousee,comeouttoserveatthesoundofthebell,likeabriskyoungshopman.Ain’thelookingwell?Father’smorepleasedtoseeyouthanifyouwasacustomer,forhedearlylovesagossip;andwhenitturnsuponMissDorrit,helovesitallthemore.Youneverheardfatherinsuchvoiceasheisatpresent,’saidMrsPlornish,herownvoicequavering,shewassoproudandpleased.‘HegaveusStrephonlastnighttothatdegreethatPlornishgetsupandmakeshimthisspeechacrossthetable.“JohnEdwardNandy,”saysPlornishtofather,“IneverheardyoucomethewarblesasIhaveheardyoucomethewarblesthisnight.”An’titgratifying,MrPancks,though;really?’

           MrPancks,whohadsnortedattheoldmaninhisfriendliestmanner,repliedintheaffirmative,andcasuallyaskedwhetherthatlivelyAltrochaphadcomeinyet?MrsPlornishansweredno,notyet,thoughhehadgonetotheWest-Endwithsomework,andhadsaidheshouldbebackbytea-time.MrPanckswasthenhospitablypressedintoHappyCottage,whereheencounteredtheelderMasterPlornishjustcomehomefromschool.Examiningthatyoungstudent,lightly,ontheeducationalproceedingsoftheday,hefoundthatthemoreadvancedpupilswhowereinthelargetextandtheletterM,hadbeensetthecopy‘Merdle,Millions.’

           ‘Andhowareyougettingon,MrsPlornish,’saidPancks,‘sincewe’rementioningmillions?’

           ‘Verysteady,indeed,sir,’returnedMrsPlornish.

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