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Chapter 9. Little Mother

           

           ‘Youspokesofeelinglytomelastnight,sir,andIfoundafterwardsthatyouhadbeensogeneroustomyfather,thatIcouldnotresistyourmessage,ifitwasonlytothankyou;especiallyasIwishedverymuchtosaytoyou—’shehesitatedandtrembled,andtearsroseinhereyes,butdidnotfall.

           ‘Tosaytome—?’

           ‘ThatIhopeyouwillnotmisunderstandmyfather.Don’tjudgehim,sir,asyouwouldjudgeothersoutsidethegates.Hehasbeentheresolong!Ineversawhimoutside,butIcanunderstandthathemusthavegrowndifferentinsomethingssince.’

           ‘Mythoughtswillneverbeunjustorharshtowardshim,believeme.’

           ‘Not,’shesaid,withaprouderair,asthemisgivingevidentlycreptuponherthatshemightseemtobeabandoninghim,‘notthathehasanythingtobeashamedofforhimself,orthatIhaveanythingtobeashamedofforhim.Heonlyrequirestobeunderstood.Ionlyaskforhimthathislifemaybefairlyremembered.Allthathesaidwasquitetrue.Itallhappenedjustasherelatedit.Heisverymuchrespected.Everybodywhocomesin,isgladtoknowhim.Heismorecourtedthananyoneelse.HeisfarmorethoughtofthantheMarshalis.’

           Ifeverpridewereinnocent,itwasinnocentinLittleDorritwhenshegrewboastfulofherfather.

           ‘Itisoftensaidthathismannersareatruegentleman’s,andquiteastudy.Iseenoneliketheminthatplace,butheisadmittedtobesuperiortoalltherest.Thisisquiteasmuchwhytheymakehimpresents,asbecausetheyknowhimtobeneedy.Heisnottobeblamedforbeinginneed,poorlove.

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