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Chapter 29. Mrs Flintwinch goes on Dreaming

           PerhapssomemomentaryrecollectionofthestoryofthePrincessmayhavebeeninhermind.

           ‘Tellme,LittleDorrit,’saidMrsClennam,‘haveyoumanyfriendsnow?’

           ‘Veryfew,ma’am.Besidesyou,onlyMissFloraand—onemore.’

           ‘Meaning,’saidMrsClennam,withherunbentfingeragainpointingtothedoor,‘thatman?’

           ‘Ohno,ma’am!’

           ‘Somefriendofhis,perhaps?’

           ‘Noma’am.’LittleDorritearnestlyshookherhead.‘Ohno!Nooneatalllikehim,orbelongingtohim.’

           ‘Well!’saidMrsClennam,almostsmiling.‘Itisnoaffairofmine.Iask,becauseItakeaninterestinyou;andbecauseIbelieveIwasyourfriendwhenyouhadnootherwhocouldserveyou.Isthatso?’

           ‘Yes,ma’am;indeeditis.Ihavebeenheremanyatimewhen,butforyouandtheworkyougaveme,weshouldhavewantedeverything.’

           ‘We,’repeatedMrsClennam,lookingtowardsthewatch,onceherdeadhusband’s,whichalwayslayuponhertable.‘Aretheremanyofyou?’

           ‘OnlyfatherandI,now.Imean,onlyfatherandItokeepregularlyoutofwhatweget.’

           ‘Haveyouundergonemanyprivations?Youandyourfatherandwhoelsetheremaybeofyou?’askedMrsClennam,speakingdeliberately,andmeditativelyturningthewatchoverandover.

           ‘Sometimesithasbeenratherhardtolive,’saidLittleDorrit,inhersoftvoice,andtimiduncomplainingway;‘butIthinknotharder—astothat—thanmanypeoplefindit.’

           ‘That’swellsaid!’MrsClennamquicklyreturned.‘That’sthetruth!Youareagood,thoughtfulgirl.

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