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Chapter 27. The Pupil of the Marshalsea

           Hehadheerditgivenforatruththataccordin’astheworldwentround,whichrounditdidrewolveundoubted,eventhebestofgentlemenmusttakehisturnofstandingwithhisedupsidedownandallhisairaflyingthewrongwayintowhatyoumightcallSpace.Werywellthen.WhatMrPlornishsaidwas,werywellthen.Thatgentleman’sedwouldcomeup-ardswhenhisturncome,thatgentleman’sairwouldbeapleasuretolookuponbeingallsmoothagain,andwerywellthen!

           IthasbeenalreadystatedthatMrsPlornish,notbeingphilosophical,wept.ItfurtherhappenedthatMrsPlornish,notbeingphilosophical,wasintelligible.Itmayhavearisenoutofhersoftenedstateofmind,outofhersex’swit,outofawoman’squickassociationofideas,oroutofawoman’snoassociationofideas,butitfurtherhappenedsomehowthatMrsPlornish’sintelligibilitydisplayeditselfupontheverysubjectofArthur’smeditations.

           ‘Thewayfatherhasbeentalkingaboutyou,MrClennam,’saidMrsPlornish,‘youhardlywouldbelieve.It’smadehimquitepoorly.Astohisvoice,thismisfortunehastookitaway.Youknowwhatasweetsingerfatheris;buthecouldn’tgetanoteoutforthechildrenattea,ifyou’llcreditwhatItellyou.’

           Whilespeaking,MrsPlornishshookherhead,andwipedhereyes,andlookedretrospectivelyabouttheroom.

           ‘AstoMrBaptist,’pursuedMrsPlornish,‘whateverhe’lldowhenhecomestoknowofit,Ican’tconceivenoryetimagine.He’dhavebeenherebeforenow,youmaybesure,butthathe’sawayonconfidentialbusinessofyourown.

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