Крихітка Дорріт

Chapter 14. Little Dorrit’s Party

           Howcanyou,seeinghimthereallatonce,dearlove,andnotgradually,asIhavedone!Youhavebeensogoodtous,sodelicatelyandtrulygood,thatIwanthimtobebetterinyoureyesthaninanybody’s.AndIcannotbeartothink,’criedLittleDorrit,coveringhertearswithherhands,‘Icannotbeartothinkthatyouofalltheworldshouldseehiminhisonlymomentsofdegradation.’

           ‘Pray,’saidClennam,‘donotbesodistressed.Pray,pray,LittleDorrit!Thisisquiteunderstoodnow.’

           ‘Thankyou,sir.Thankyou!Ihavetriedverymuchtokeepmyselffromsayingthis;Ihavethoughtaboutit,daysandnights;butwhenIknewforcertainyouwerecomingagain,Imadeupmymindtospeaktoyou.NotbecauseIamashamedofhim,’shedriedhertearsquickly,‘butbecauseIknowhimbetterthananyonedoes,andlovehim,andamproudofhim.’

           Relievedofthisweight,LittleDorritwasnervouslyanxioustobegone.Maggybeingbroadawake,andintheactofdistantlygloatingoverthefruitandcakeswithchucklesofanticipation,Clennammadethebestdiversioninhispowerbypouringheroutaglassofwine,whichshedrankinaseriesofloudsmacks;puttingherhanduponherwindpipeaftereveryone,andsaying,breathless,withhereyesinaprominentstate,‘Oh,ain’titd’licious!Ain’tithospitally!’Whenshehadfinishedthewineandtheseencomiums,hechargedhertoloadherbasket(shewasneverwithoutherbasket)witheveryeatablethinguponthetable,andtotakeespecialcaretoleavenoscrapbehind.

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