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Chapter 17. Missing

           

           ‘Youhavenocommissionfromhim,perhaps?’

           ‘I?Ha.Certainlynot.’

           Thesearchinglookturnedgraduallytothefloor,aftertakingMrFlintwinch’sfaceinitsway.MrDorrit,discomfitedbyfindingthathewasthequestionedinsteadofthequestioner,appliedhimselftothereversalofthatunexpectedorderofthings.

           ‘Iam—ha—agentlemanofproperty,atpresentresidinginItalywithmyfamily,myservants,and—hum—myratherlargeestablishment.BeinginLondonforashorttimeonaffairsconnectedwith—ha—myestate,andhearingofthisstrangedisappearance,Iwishedtomakemyselfacquaintedwiththecircumstancesatfirst-hand,becausethereis—hahum—anEnglishgentlemaninItalywhomIshallnodoubtseeonmyreturn,whohasbeeninhabitsofcloseanddailyintimacywithMonsieurBlandois.MrHenryGowan.Youmayknowthename.’

           ‘Neverheardofit.’

           MrsClennamsaidit,andMrFlintwinchechoedit.

           ‘Wishingto—ha—makethenarrativecoherentandconsecutivetohim,’saidMrDorrit,‘mayIask—say,threequestions?’

           ‘Thirty,ifyouchoose.’

           ‘HaveyouknownMonsieurBlandoislong?’

           ‘Notatwelvemonth.MrFlintwinchhere,willrefertothebooksandtellyouwhen,andbywhomatParishewasintroducedtous.Ifthat,’MrsClennamadded,‘shouldbeanysatisfactiontoyou.Itispoorsatisfactiontous.’

           ‘Haveyouseenhimoften?’

           ‘No.Twice.Oncebefore,and—’

           ‘Thatonce,’suggestedMrFlintwinch.

           ‘Andthatonce.

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