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Chapter 22. A Puzzle

           TheLittleDorrit,tremblingonhisarm,waslessinunisonthaneverwithMrsChivery’stheory,andyetwasnotirreconcilablewithanewfancywhichsprungupwithinhim,thattheremightbesomeoneelseinthehopeless—newerfancystill—inthehopelessunattainabledistance.

           Theyturned,andClennamsaid,HerewasMaggycoming!LittleDorritlookedup,surprised,andtheyconfrontedMaggy,whobroughtherselfatsightofthemtoadeadstop.Shehadbeentrottingalong,sopreoccupiedandbusythatshehadnotrecognisedthemuntiltheyturneduponher.Shewasnowinamomentsoconscience-strickenthatherverybasketpartookofthechange.

           ‘Maggy,youpromisedmetostopnearfather.’

           ‘SoIwould,LittleMother,onlyhewouldn’tletme.IfhetakesandsendsmeoutImustgo.Ifhetakesandsays,“Maggy,youhurryawayandbackwiththatletter,andyoushallhaveasixpenceiftheanswer’sagood‘un,”Imusttakeit.Lor,LittleMother,what’sapoorthingoftenyearoldtodo?AndifMrTip—ifhehappenstobeacominginasIcomeout,andifhesays“Whereareyougoing,Maggy?”andifIsays,“I’magoingSoandSo,”andifhesays,“I’llhaveaTrytoo,”andifhegoesintotheGeorgeandwritesaletterandifhegivesitmeandsays,“Takethatonetothesameplace,andiftheanswer’sagood‘unI’llgiveyouashilling,”itain’tmyfault,mother!’

           Arthurread,inLittleDorrit’sdowncasteyes,towhomsheforesawthattheletterswereaddressed.

           ‘I’magoingSoandSo.There!That’swhereIamagoingto,’saidMaggy.

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