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Chapter 17. Missing

           

           ‘YouaskedmeifIaccountedforthedisappearancetomyself,’MrsClennamsternlyremindedhim,‘notifIaccountedforittoyou.Idonotpretendtoaccountforittoyou,sir.Iunderstandittobenomoremybusinesstodothat,thanitisyourstorequirethat.’

           MrDorritansweredwithanapologeticbendofhishead.Ashesteppedback,preparatorytosayinghehadnomoretoask,hecouldnotbutobservehowgloomilyandfixedlyshesatwithhereyesfastenedontheground,andacertainairuponherofresolutewaiting;also,howexactlytheself-sameexpressionwasreflectedinMrFlintwinch,standingatalittledistancefromherchair,withhiseyesalsoontheground,andhisrighthandsoftlyrubbinghischin.

           Atthatmoment,MistressAffery(ofcourse,thewomanwiththeapron)droppedthecandlesticksheheld,andcriedout,‘There!OgoodLord!thereitisagain.Hark,Jeremiah!Now!’

           Iftherewereanysoundatall,itwassoslightthatshemusthavefallenintoaconfirmedhabitoflisteningforsounds;butMrDorritbelievedhedidhearasomething,likethefallingofdryleaves.Thewoman’sterror,foraveryshortspace,seemedtotouchthethree;andtheyalllistened.

           MrFlintwinchwasthefirsttostir.‘Affery,mywoman,’saidhe,sidlingatherwithhisfistsclenched,andhiselbowsquiveringwithimpatiencetoshakeher,‘youareatyouroldtricks.You’llbewalkinginyoursleepnext,mywoman,andplayingthewholeroundofyourdistemperedantics.Youmusthavesomephysic

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