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Chapter 19. The Father of the Marshalsea in two or three Relations

           

           ‘Father,father!’

           ‘Odespiseme,despiseme!Lookawayfromme,don’tlistentome,stopme,blushforme,cryforme—evenyou,Amy!Doit,doit!Idoittomyself!Iamhardenednow,Ihavesunktoolowtocarelongevenforthat.’

           ‘Dearfather,lovedfather,darlingofmyheart!’Shewasclingingtohimwithherarms,andshegothimtodropintohischairagain,andcaughtattheraisedarm,andtriedtoputitroundherneck.

           ‘Letitliethere,father.Lookatme,father,kissme,father!Onlythinkofme,father,foronelittlemoment!’

           Stillhewentoninthesamewildway,thoughitwasgraduallybreakingdownintoamiserablewhining.

           ‘AndyetIhavesomerespecthere.Ihavemadesomestandagainstit.Iamnotquitetroddendown.Gooutandaskwhoisthechiefpersonintheplace.They’lltellyouit’syourfather.Gooutandaskwhoisnevertrifledwith,andwhoisalwaystreatedwithsomedelicacy.They’llsay,yourfather.Gooutandaskwhatfuneralhere(itmustbehere,Iknowitcanbenowhereelse)willmakemoretalk,andperhapsmoregrief,thananythathasevergoneoutatthegate.They’llsayyourfather’s.Wellthen.Amy!Amy!Isyourfathersouniversallydespised?Istherenothingtoredeemhim?Willyouhavenothingtorememberhimbybuthisruinanddecay?Willyoubeabletohavenoaffectionforhimwhenheisgone,poorcastaway,gone?’

           Heburstintotearsofmaudlinpityforhimself,andatlengthsufferinghertoembracehimandtakechargeofhim,lethisgreyheadrestagainsthercheek,andbewailedhiswretchedness.

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