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Chapter 15. Mrs Flintwinch has another Dream

           

           MistressAfferydreamedthatthefigureofherlordherebeganwalkingupanddowntheroom,asiftocoolhisspleen,andthatsheranaway;butthat,ashedidnotissueforthwhenshehadstoodlisteningandtremblingintheshadowyhallalittletime,shecreptup-stairsagain,impelledasbeforebyghostsandcuriosity,andoncemorecoweredoutsidethedoor.

           ‘Pleasetolightthecandle,Flintwinch,’MrsClennamwassaying,apparentlywishingtodrawhimbackintotheirusualtone.‘Itisnearlytimefortea.LittleDorritiscoming,andwillfindmeinthedark.’

           MrFlintwinchlightedthecandlebriskly,andsaidasheputitdownuponthetable:

           ‘WhatareyougoingtodowithLittleDorrit?Isshetocometoworkhereforever?Tocometoteahereforever?Tocomebackwardsandforwardshere,inthesameway,forever?’

           ‘Howcanyoutalkabout“forever”toamaimedcreaturelikeme?Arewenotallcutdownlikethegrassofthefield,andwasnotIshornbythescythemanyyearsago:sincewhenIhavebeenlyinghere,waitingtobegatheredintothebarn?’

           ‘Ay,ay!Butsinceyouhavebeenlyinghere—notneardead—nothinglikeit—numbersofchildrenandyoungpeople,bloomingwomen,strongmen,andwhatnot,havebeencutdownandcarried;andstillhereareyou,yousee,notmuchchangedafterall.Yourtimeandminemaybealongoneyet.WhenIsayforever,Imean(thoughIamnotpoetical)throughallourtime.’MrFlintwinchgavethisexplanationwithgreatcalmness,andcalmlywaitedforananswer.

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