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Chapter 19. The Storming of the Castle in the Air

           Thefewwhohadlingeredthuslongfollowedtherest,andLittleDorritandherfatherwerelefttotheservantsandthemselves.Dearestandmostprecioustoher,hewouldcomewithhernow,wouldhenot?Herepliedtoherfervidentreaties,thathewouldneverbeabletogetupthenarrowstairswithoutBob;wherewasBob,wouldnobodyfetchBob?UnderpretenceoflookingforBob,shegothimoutagainstthestreamofgaycompanynowpouringinfortheeveningassembly,andgothimintoacoachthathadjustsetdownitsload,andgothimhome.

           ThebroadstairsofhisRomanpalacewerecontractedinhisfailingsighttothenarrowstairsofhisLondonprison;andhewouldsuffernoonebuthertotouchhim,hisbrotherexcepted.Theygothimuptohisroomwithouthelp,andlaidhimdownonhisbed.Andfromthathourhispoormaimedspirit,onlyrememberingtheplacewhereithadbrokenitswings,cancelledthedreamthroughwhichithadsincegroped,andknewofnothingbeyondtheMarshalsea.Whenheheardfootstepsinthestreet,hetookthemfortheoldwearytreadintheyards.Whenthehourcameforlockingup,hesupposedallstrangerstobeexcludedforthenight.Whenthetimeforopeningcameagain,hewassoanxioustoseeBob,thattheywerefaintopatchupanarrativehowthatBob—manyayeardeadthen,gentleturnkey—hadtakencold,buthopedtobeoutto-morrow,orthenextday,orthenextatfurthest.

           Hefellawayintoaweaknesssoextremethathecouldnotraisehishand.

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