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Chapter 32. More Fortune-Telling

           Butyoumayhaveaninterest—Iwillnotsay,now,thougheventhatmightbe—mayhave,atanothertime,aninterestinsomeoneelse;aninterestnotincompatiblewithyouraffectionhere.’

           Shewasvery,verypale,andsilentlyshookherhead.

           ‘Itmaybe,dearLittleDorrit.’

           ‘No.No.No.’Sheshookherhead,aftereachslowrepetitionoftheword,withanairofquietdesolationthatherememberedlongafterwards.Thetimecamewhenheremembereditwell,longafterwards,withinthoseprisonwalls;withinthatveryroom.

           ‘But,ifitevershouldbe,tellmeso,mydearchild.Entrustthetruthtome,pointouttheobjectofsuchaninteresttome,andIwilltrywithallthezeal,andhonour,andfriendshipandrespectthatIfeelforyou,goodLittleDorritofmyheart,todoyoualastingservice.’

           ‘Othankyou,thankyou!But,Ono,Ono,Ono!’Shesaidthis,lookingathimwithherwork-wornhandsfoldedtogether,andinthesameresignedaccentsasbefore.

           ‘Ipressfornoconfidencenow.Ionlyaskyoutoreposeunhesitatingtrustinme.’

           ‘CanIdolessthanthat,whenyouaresogood!’

           ‘Thenyouwilltrustmefully?Willhavenosecretunhappiness,oranxiety,concealedfromme?’

           ‘Almostnone.’

           ‘Andyouhavenonenow?’

           Sheshookherhead.Butshewasverypale.

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