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Chapter 29. A Plea in the Marshalsea

           

           ‘Alwayssomucholder,somuchrougher,andsomuchlessworthy,evenwhatIwasmustbedismissedbybothofus,andyoumustseemeonlyasIam.Iputthispartingkissuponyourcheek,mychild—whomighthavebeenmoreneartome,whonevercouldhavebeenmoredear—aruinedmanfarremovedfromyou,foreverseparatedfromyou,whosecourseisrunwhileyoursisbutbeginning.Ihavenotthecouragetoasktobeforgottenbyyouinmyhumiliation;butIasktoberememberedonlyasIam.’

           Thebellbegantoring,warningvisitorstodepart.Hetookhermantlefromthewall,andtenderlywrappeditroundher.

           ‘Oneotherword,myLittleDorrit.Ahardonetome,butitisanecessaryone.Thetimewhenyouandthisprisonhadanythingincommonhaslonggoneby.Doyouunderstand?’

           ‘O!youwillneversaytome,’shecried,weepingbitterly,andholdingupherclaspedhandsinentreaty,‘thatIamnottocomebackanymore!Youwillsurelynotdesertmeso!’

           ‘Iwouldsayit,ifIcould;butIhavenotthecouragequitetoshutoutthisdearface,andabandonallhopeofitsreturn.Butdonotcomesoon,donotcomeoften!Thisisnowataintedplace,andIwellknowthetaintofitclingstome.Youbelongtomuchbrighterandbetterscenes.Youarenottolookbackhere,myLittleDorrit;youaretolookawaytoverydifferentandmuchhappierpaths.Again,GODblessyouinthem!GODrewardyou!’

           Maggy,whohadfallenintoverylowspirits,herecried,‘Ohgethimintoahospital;dogethimintoahospital,Mother!He’llneverlooklikehisselfagain,ifhean’tgotintoahospital.

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