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Chapter 14. Little Dorrit’s Party

           Shespokecoarsely,butwithnonaturallycoarsevoice;therewasevensomethingmusicalinitssound.

           ‘Whatareyoudoingwithyourself?’retortedMaggy,forwantofabetteranswer.

           ‘Can’tyousee,withoutmytellingyou?’

           ‘Idon’tknowasIcan,’saidMaggy.

           ‘Killingmyself!NowIhaveansweredyou,answerme.Whatareyoudoingwiththechild?’

           Thesupposedchildkeptherheaddroopeddown,andkeptherformcloseatMaggy’sside.

           ‘Poorthing!’saidthewoman.‘Haveyounofeeling,thatyoukeepheroutinthecruelstreetsatsuchatimeasthis?Haveyounoeyes,thatyoudon’tseehowdelicateandslendersheis?Haveyounosense(youdon’tlookasifyouhadmuch)thatyoudon’ttakemorepityonthiscoldandtremblinglittlehand?’

           Shehadsteppedacrosstothatside,andheldthehandbetweenherowntwo,chafingit.‘Kissapoorlostcreature,dear,’shesaid,bendingherface,‘andtellmewhere’sshetakingyou.’

           LittleDorritturnedtowardsher.

           ‘Why,myGod!’shesaid,recoiling,‘you’reawoman!’

           ‘Don’tmindthat!’saidLittleDorrit,claspingoneofherhandsthathadsuddenlyreleasedhers.‘Iamnotafraidofyou.’

           ‘Thenyouhadbetterbe,’sheanswered.‘Haveyounomother?’

           ‘No.’

           ‘Nofather?’

           ‘Yes,averydearone.’

           ‘Gohometohim,andbeafraidofme.Letmego.Goodnight!’

           ‘Imustthankyoufirst;letmespeaktoyouasifIreallywereachild.’

           ‘Youcan’tdoit,’saidthewoman.‘Youarekindandinnocent;butyoucan’tlookatmeoutofachild’seyes.

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