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Chapter 17. Missing

           

           ‘Pray,madam,’saidMrDorrit,withagrowingfancyuponhimasherecoveredhisimportance,thathewasinsomesuperiorwayintheCommissionofthePeace;‘pray,madam,mayIinquire,forthegreatersatisfactionofthegentlemanwhomIhavethehonourto—ha—retain,orprotectorletmesayto—hum—know—toknow—WasMonsieurBlandoishereonbusinessonthenightindicatedinthispresentsheet?’

           ‘Onwhathecalledbusiness,’returnedMrsClennam.

           ‘Is—ha—excuseme—isitsnaturetobecommunicated?’

           ‘No.’

           Itwasevidentlyimpracticabletopassthebarrierofthatreply.

           ‘Thequestionhasbeenaskedbefore,’saidMrsClennam,‘andtheanswerhasbeen,No.Wedon’tchoosetopublishourtransactions,howeverunimportant,toallthetown.Wesay,No.’

           ‘Imean,hetookawaynomoneywithhim,forexample,’saidMrDorrit.

           ‘Hetookawaynoneofours,sir,andgotnonehere.’

           ‘Isuppose,’observedMrDorrit,glancingfromMrsClennamtoMrFlintwinch,andfromMrFlintwinchtoMrsClennam,‘youhavenowayofaccountingtoyourselfforthismystery?’

           ‘Whydoyousupposeso?’rejoinedMrsClennam.

           Disconcertedbythecoldandhardinquiry,MrDorritwasunabletoassignanyreasonforhissupposingso.

           ‘Iaccountforit,sir,’shepursuedafteranawkwardsilenceonMrDorrit’spart,‘byhavingnodoubtthatheistravellingsomewhere,orhidingsomewhere.’

           ‘Doyouknow—ha—whyheshouldhideanywhere?’

           ‘No.’

           ItwasexactlythesameNoasbefore,andputanotherbarrierup.

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