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Chapter 18. Little Dorrit’s Lover

           Icanbemiserablealone,Icanbecutupbymyself,whyshouldIalsomakemiserableandcutuponethatIwouldflingmyselfoffthatparapettogivehalfamoment’sjoyto!Notthatthat’smuchtodo,forI’ddoitfortwopence.’

           Themournfulnessofhisspirits,andthegorgeousnessofhisappearance,mighthavemadehimridiculous,butthathisdelicacymadehimrespectable.LittleDorritlearntfromitwhattodo.

           ‘Ifyouplease,JohnChivery,’shereturned,trembling,butinaquietway,‘sinceyouaresoconsiderateastoaskmewhetheryoushallsayanymore—ifyouplease,no.’

           ‘Never,MissAmy?’

           ‘No,ifyouplease.Never.’

           ‘OLord!’gaspedYoungJohn.

           ‘Butperhapsyouwillletme,instead,saysomethingtoyou.Iwanttosayitearnestly,andwithasplainameaningasitispossibletoexpress.Whenyouthinkofus,John—Imeanmybrother,andsister,andme—don’tthinkofusasbeinganydifferentfromtherest;for,whateverweoncewere(whichIhardlyknow)weceasedtobelongago,andnevercanbeanymore.Itwillbemuchbetterforyou,andmuchbetterforothers,ifyouwilldothatinsteadofwhatyouaredoingnow.’

           YoungJohndolefullyprotestedthathewouldtrytobearitinmind,andwouldbeheartilygladtodoanythingshewished.

           ‘Astome,’saidLittleDorrit,‘thinkaslittleofmeasyoucan;theless,thebetter.Whenyouthinkofmeatall,John,letitonlybeasthechildyouhaveseengrowupintheprisonwithonesetofdutiesalwaysoccupyingher;asaweak,retired,contented,unprotectedgirl.

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