Chapter 13. Patriarchal

           

           ThementionofMrCasbyagainrevivedinClennam’smemorythesmoulderingembersofcuriosityandinterestwhichMrsFlintwinchhadfannedonthenightofhisarrival.FloraCasbyhadbeenthebelovedofhisboyhood;andFlorawasthedaughterandonlychildofwooden-headedoldChristopher(sohewasstilloccasionallyspokenofbysomeirreverentspiritswhohadhaddealingswithhim,andinwhomfamiliarityhadbreditsproverbialresultperhaps),whowasreputedtoberichinweeklytenants,andtogetagoodquantityofbloodoutofthestonesofseveralunpromisingcourtsandalleys.

           Aftersomedaysofinquiryandresearch,ArthurClennambecameconvincedthatthecaseoftheFatheroftheMarshalseawasindeedahopelessone,andsorrowfullyresignedtheideaofhelpinghimtofreedomagain.Hehadnohopefulinquirytomakeatpresent,concerningLittleDorriteither;buthearguedwithhimselfthatitmight—foranythingheknew—itmightbeserviceabletothepoorchild,ifherenewedthisacquaintance.ItishardlynecessarytoaddthatbeyondalldoubthewouldhavepresentedhimselfatMrCasby’sdoor,iftherehadbeennoLittleDorritinexistence;forweallknowhowwealldeceiveourselves—thatistosay,howpeopleingeneral,ourprofounderselvesexcepted,deceivethemselves—astomotivesofaction.

           Withacomfortableimpressionuponhim,andquiteanhonestoneinitsway,thathewasstillpatronisingLittleDorritindoingwhathadnoreferencetoher,hefoundhimselfoneafternoonatthecornerofMrCasby’sstreet.

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