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

           Astheycamein,thesameunwontedlookinbothofthemwhichhadalreadycaughtattentionintheyardbelow,struckhim.Hedidnotriseorspeak,butlaiddownhisglassesandhisnewspaperonthetablebesidehim,andlookedatthemwithhismouthalittleopenandhislipstrembling.WhenArthurputouthishand,hetouchedit,butnotwithhisusualstate;andthenheturnedtohisdaughter,whohadsatdownclosebesidehimwithherhandsuponhisshoulder,andlookedattentivelyinherface.

           ‘Father!Ihavebeenmadesohappythismorning!’

           ‘Youhavebeenmadesohappy,mydear?’

           ‘ByMrClennam,father.Hebroughtmesuchjoyfulandwonderfulintelligenceaboutyou!Ifhehadnotwithhisgreatkindnessandgentleness,preparedmeforit,father—preparedmeforit,father—IthinkIcouldnothaveborneit.’

           Heragitationwasexceedinglygreat,andthetearsrolleddownherface.Heputhishandsuddenlytohisheart,andlookedatClennam.

           ‘Composeyourself,sir,’saidClennam,‘andtakealittletimetothink.Tothinkofthebrightestandmostfortunateaccidentsoflife.Wehaveallheardofgreatsurprisesofjoy.Theyarenotatanend,sir.Theyarerare,butnotatanend.’

           ‘MrClennam?Notatanend?Notatanendfor—’Hetouchedhimselfuponthebreast,insteadofsaying‘me.’

           ‘No,’returnedClennam.

           ‘Whatsurprise,’heasked,keepinghislefthandoverhisheart,andtherestoppinginhisspeech,whilewithhisrighthandheputhisglassesexactlylevelonthetable:‘whatsuchsurprisecanbeinstoreforme?’

           ‘Letmeanswerwithanotherquestion.

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