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Chapter 19. The Storming of the Castle in the Air

           Shesufferedittorundown;buthewasstilluneasy,andshowedthatwasnotwhathewanted.Atlengthherousedhimselftoexplainthathewantedmoneytoberaisedonthiswatch.Hewasquitepleasedwhenshepretendedtotakeitawayforthepurpose,andafterwardshadarelishforhislittletastesofwineandjelly,thathehadnothadbefore.

           Hesoonmadeitplainthatthiswasso;for,inanotherdayortwohesentoffhissleeve-buttonsandfinger-rings.Hehadanamazingsatisfactioninentrustingherwiththeseerrands,andappearedtoconsideritequivalenttomakingthemostmethodicalandprovidentarrangements.Afterhistrinkets,orsuchofthemashehadbeenabletoseeabouthim,weregone,hisclothesengagedhisattention;anditisaslikelyasnotthathewaskeptaliveforsomedaysbythesatisfactionofsendingthem,piecebypiece,toanimaginarypawnbroker’s.

           ThusfortendaysLittleDorritbentoverhispillow,layinghercheekagainsthis.Sometimesshewassowornoutthatforafewminutestheywouldslumbertogether.Thenshewouldawake;torecollectwithfast-flowingsilenttearswhatitwasthattouchedherface,andtosee,stealingoverthecherishedfaceuponthepillow,adeepershadowthantheshadowoftheMarshalseaWall.

           Quietly,quietly,allthelinesoftheplanofthegreatCastlemeltedoneafteranother.Quietly,quietly,theruledandcross-ruledcountenanceonwhichtheyweretraced,becamefairandblank.Quietly,quietly,thereflectedmarksoftheprisonbarsandofthezig-zagirononthewall-top,fadedaway.

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