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Chapter 12. Bleeding Heart Yard

           WhichthenmeandPlornishsays,HoMissDorrit!’(Plornishrepeated,HoMissDorrit.)‘Haveyouthoughtofcopyingitthreeorfourtimes,asthewaytomakeitknowninmoreplacesthanone?No,saysMissDorrit,Ihavenot,butIwill.Shecopieditoutaccording,onthistable,inasweetwriting,andPlornish,hetookitwhereheworked,havingajobjustthen,’(Plornishrepeatedjobjustthen,)‘andlikewisetothelandlordoftheYard;throughwhichitwasthatMrsClennamfirsthappenedtoemployMissDorrit.’Plornishrepeated,employMissDorrit;andMrsPlornishhavingcometoanend,feignedtobitethefingersofthelittlehandasshekissedit.

           ‘ThelandlordoftheYard,’saidArthurClennam,‘is—’

           ‘HeisMrCasby,byname,heis,’saidPlornish,‘andPancks,hecollectstherents.That,’addedMrPlornish,dwellingonthesubjectwithaslowthoughtfulnessthatappearedtohavenoconnectionwithanyspecificobject,andtoleadhimnowhere,‘thatisaboutwhattheyare,youmaybelievemeornot,asyouthinkproper.’

           ‘Ay?’returnedClennam,thoughtfulinhisturn.‘MrCasby,too!Anoldacquaintanceofmine,longago!’

           MrPlornishdidnotseehisroadtoanycommentonthisfact,andmadenone.

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