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Chapter 14. Little Dorrit’s Party

           

           ‘Wewillmakeherfindpocketspresentlyforallthereishere,’saidClennam:‘butbeforeweawakeher,therewasathirdthingtosay.’

           ‘Yes.Youwillnotbeoffended,sir?’

           ‘Ipromisethat,unreservedly.’

           ‘Itwillsoundstrange.Ihardlyknowhowtosayit.Don’tthinkitunreasonableorungratefulinme,’saidLittleDorrit,withreturningandincreasingagitation.

           ‘No,no,no.Iamsureitwillbenaturalandright.IamnotafraidthatIshallputawrongconstructiononit,whateveritis.’

           ‘Thankyou.Youarecomingbacktoseemyfatheragain?’

           ‘Yes.’

           ‘Youhavebeensogoodandthoughtfulastowritehimanote,sayingthatyouarecomingto-morrow?’

           ‘Oh,thatwasnothing!Yes.’

           ‘Canyouguess,’saidLittleDorrit,foldinghersmallhandstightinoneanother,andlookingathimwithalltheearnestnessofhersoullookingsteadilyoutofhereyes,‘whatIamgoingtoaskyounottodo?’

           ‘IthinkIcan.ButImaybewrong.’

           ‘No,youarenotwrong,’saidLittleDorrit,shakingherhead.‘Ifweshouldwantitsovery,verybadlythatwecannotdowithoutit,letmeaskyouforit.’

           ‘IWill,—IWill.’

           ‘Don’tencouragehimtoask.Don’tunderstandhimifhedoesask.Don’tgiveittohim.Savehimandsparehimthat,andyouwillbeabletothinkbetterofhim!’

           Clennamsaid—notveryplainly,seeingthosetearsglisteninginheranxiouseyes—thatherwishshouldbesacredwithhim.

           ‘Youdon’tknowwhatheis,’shesaid;‘youdon’tknowwhathereallyis.

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