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Chapter 35. What was behind Mr Pancks on Little Dorrit’s Hand

           WhenArthurtoldherthatshewouldsoonrideinherowncarriagethroughverydifferentscenes,whenallthefamiliarexperienceswouldhavevanishedaway,shelookedfrightened.Butwhenhesubstitutedherfatherforherself,andtoldherhowhewouldrideinhiscarriage,andhowgreatandgrandhewouldbe,hertearsofjoyandinnocentpridefellfast.Seeingthatthehappinesshermindcouldrealisewasallshininguponhim,Arthurkeptthatsinglefigurebeforeher;andsotheyrodebrightlythroughthepoorstreetsintheprisonneighbourhoodtocarryhimthegreatnews.

           WhenMrChivery,whowasonduty,admittedthemintotheLodge,hesawsomethingintheirfaceswhichfilledhimwithastonishment.Hestoodlookingafterthem,whentheyhurriedintotheprison,asthoughheperceivedthattheyhadcomebackaccompaniedbyaghosta-piece.TwoorthreeCollegianswhomtheypassed,lookedafterthemtoo,andpresentlyjoiningMrChivery,formedalittlegroupontheLodgesteps,inthemidstofwhichtherespontaneouslyoriginatedawhisperthattheFatherwasgoingtogethisdischarge.Withinafewminutes,itwasheardintheremotestroomintheCollege.

           LittleDorritopenedthedoorfromwithout,andtheybothentered.Hewassittinginhisoldgreygownandhisoldblackcap,inthesunlightbythewindow,readinghisnewspaper.Hisglasseswereinhishand,andhehadjustlookedround;surprisedatfirst,nodoubt,byherstepuponthestairs,notexpectingheruntilnight;surprisedagain,byseeingArthurClennaminhercompany.

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