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Chapter 3. On the Road

           ItalsoshoneonthecourieroftheDorritfamily,makingteaforhispartyfromasupplyhehadbroughtupwithhim,togetherwithseveralothersmallstoreswhichwerechieflylaidinfortheuseofthestrongbodyofinconvenience.MrGowanandBlandoisofParishadalreadybreakfasted,andwerewalkingupanddownbythelake,smokingtheircigars.

           ‘Gowan,eh?’mutteredTip,otherwiseEdwardDorrit,Esquire,turningovertheleavesofthebook,whenthecourierhadleftthemtobreakfast.‘ThenGowanisthenameofapuppy,that’sallIhavegottosay!Ifitwasworthmywhile,I’dpullhisnose.Butitisn’tworthmywhile—fortunatelyforhim.How’shiswife,Amy?Isupposeyouknow.Yougenerallyknowthingsofthatsort.’

           ‘Sheisbetter,Edward.Buttheyarenotgoingto-day.’

           ‘Oh!Theyarenotgoingto-day!Fortunatelyforthatfellowtoo,’saidTip,‘orheandImighthavecomeintocollision.’

           ‘Itisthoughtbetterherethatsheshouldliequietto-day,andnotbefatiguedandshakenbytheridedownuntilto-morrow.’

           ‘Withallmyheart.Butyoutalkasifyouhadbeennursingher.Youhaven’tbeenrelapsinginto(MrsGeneralisnothere)intooldhabits,haveyou,Amy?’

           HeaskedherthequestionwithaslyglanceofobservationatMissFanny,andathisfathertoo.

           ‘IhaveonlybeenintoaskherifIcoulddoanythingforher,Tip,’saidLittleDorrit.

           ‘Youneedn’tcallmeTip,Amychild,’returnedthatyounggentlemanwithafrown;‘becausethat’sanoldhabit,andoneyoumayaswelllayaside.’

           ‘Ididn’tmeantosayso,Edwarddear.Iforgot.

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