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Chapter 31. Closed

           

           ‘Evenifmyownwronghadprevailedwithme,andmyownvengeancehadmovedme,couldIhavefoundnojustification?Noneintheolddayswhentheinnocentperishedwiththeguilty,athousandtoone?Whenthewrathofthehateroftheunrighteouswasnotslakedeveninblood,andyetfoundfavour?’

           ‘O,MrsClennam,MrsClennam,’saidLittleDorrit,‘angryfeelingsandunforgivingdeedsarenocomfortandnoguidetoyouandme.Mylifehasbeenpassedinthispoorprison,andmyteachinghasbeenverydefective;butletmeimploreyoutorememberlaterandbetterdays.Beguidedonlybythehealerofthesick,theraiserofthedead,thefriendofallwhowereafflictedandforlorn,thepatientMasterwhoshedtearsofcompassionforourinfirmities.Wecannotbutberightifweputalltherestaway,anddoeverythinginremembranceofHim.ThereisnovengeanceandnoinflictionofsufferinginHislife,Iamsure.TherecanbenoconfusioninfollowingHim,andseekingfornootherfootsteps,Iamcertain.’

           Inthesoftenedlightofthewindow,lookingfromthesceneofherearlytrialstotheshiningsky,shewasnotinstrongeroppositiontotheblackfigureintheshadethanthelifeanddoctrineonwhichsherestedweretothatfigure’shistory.Itbentitsheadlowagain,andsaidnotaword.Itremainedthus,untilthefirstwarningbellbegantoring.

           ‘Hark!’criedMrsClennamstarting,‘IsaidIhadanotherpetition.Itisonethatdoesnotadmitofdelay.Themanwhobroughtyouthispacketandpossessestheseproofs,isnowwaitingatmyhousetobeboughtoff.

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