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Chapter 1. Fellow Travellers

           Mydear,areour—ha—ourpeopleinattendance?’

           ‘Theyarecloseby,father.’

           ‘Permitme!’saidthetraveller,risingandholdingthedooropen,asthegentlemancrossedtheroomtowardsitwithhisarmdrawnthroughhisdaughter’s.‘Goodrepose!Tothepleasureofseeingyouoncemore!Toto-morrow!’

           Ashekissedhishand,withhisbestmannerandhisdaintiestsmile,theyoungladydrewalittlenearertoherfather,andpassedhimwithadreadoftouchinghim.

           ‘Humph!’saidtheinsinuatingtraveller,whosemannershrunk,andwhosevoicedroppedwhenhewasleftalone.‘Iftheyallgotobed,whyImustgo.Theyareinadevilofahurry.Onewouldthinkthenightwouldbelongenough,inthisfreezingsilenceandsolitude,ifonewenttobedtwohourshence.’

           Throwingbackhisheadinemptyinghisglass,hecasthiseyesuponthetravellers’book,whichlayonthepiano,open,withpensandinkbesideit,asifthenight’snameshadbeenregisteredwhenhewasabsent.Takingitinhishand,hereadtheseentries.

           WilliamDorrit,Esquire

           FrederickDorrit,Esquire

           EdwardDorrit,Esquire

           MissDorrit

           MissAmyDorrit

           MrsGeneral

           andSuite.

           FromFrancetoItaly.

           MrandMrsHenryGowan.

           FromFrancetoItaly.

           Towhichheadded,inasmallcomplicatedhand,endingwithalongleanflourish,notunlikealassothrownatalltherestofthenames:

           Blandois.Paris.

           FromFrancetoItaly.

           Andthen,withhisnosecomingdownoverhismoustacheandhismoustachegoingupandunderhisnose,repairedtohisallottedcell.

           

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