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Chapter 12. Bleeding Heart Yard

           No!’saidPlornish,lookingwitharidiculoustriumphfirstathiswife,andthenallroundtheroom.‘Dursn’tlethimknowit,theydursn’t!’

           ‘Withoutadmiringhimforthat,’Clennamquietlyobserved,‘Iamverysorryforhim.’TheremarkappearedtosuggesttoPlornish,forthefirsttime,thatitmightnotbeaveryfinetraitofcharacterafterall.Heponderedaboutitforamoment,andgaveitup.

           ‘Astome,’heresumed,‘certainlyMrDorritisasaffablewithme,Iamsure,asIcanpossiblyexpect.Consideringthedifferencesanddistancesbetwixtus,moreso.Butit’sMissDorritthatwewerespeakingof.’

           ‘True.Prayhowdidyouintroduceheratmymother’s!’

           MrPlornishpickedabitoflimeoutofhiswhisker,putitbetweenhislips,turneditwithhistonguelikeasugar-plum,considered,foundhimselfunequaltothetaskoflucidexplanation,andappealingtohiswife,said,‘Sally,youmayaswellmentionhowitwas,oldwoman.’

           ‘MissDorrit,’saidSally,hushingthebabyfromsidetoside,andlayingherchinuponthelittlehandasittriedtodisarrangethegownagain,‘camehereoneafternoonwithabitofwriting,tellingthathowshewishedforneedlework,andaskedifitwouldbeconsideredanyill-conwenienceincaseshewastogiveheraddresshere.’(Plornishrepeated,heraddresshere,inalowvoice,asifheweremakingresponsesatchurch.)‘MeandPlornishsays,No,MissDorrit,noill-conwenience,’(Plornishrepeated,noill-conwenience,)‘andshewroteitin,according.

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