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Chapter 3. On the Road

           Whatelsewastobeexpectedwhenhewasenjoyingourpastmisfortunes—gloatingoverthematthemoment!’

           ‘Father—Edward—noindeed!’pleadedLittleDorrit.‘NeitherMrnorMrsGowanhadeverheardourname.Theywere,andtheyare,quiteignorantofourhistory.’

           ‘Somuchtheworse,’retortedFanny,determinednottoadmitanythinginextenuation,‘forthenyouhavenoexcuse.Iftheyhadknownaboutus,youmighthavefeltyourselfcalledupontoconciliatethem.Thatwouldhavebeenaweakandridiculousmistake,butIcanrespectamistake,whereasIcan’trespectawilfulanddeliberateabasingofthosewhoshouldbenearestanddearesttous.No.Ican’trespectthat.Icandonothingbutdenouncethat.’

           ‘Ineveroffendyouwilfully,Fanny,’saidLittleDorrit,‘thoughyouaresohardwithme.’

           ‘Thenyoushouldbemorecareful,Amy,’returnedhersister.‘Ifyoudosuchthingsbyaccident,youshouldbemorecareful.IfIhappenedtohavebeenborninapeculiarplace,andunderpeculiarcircumstancesthatbluntedmyknowledgeofpropriety,IfancyIshouldthinkmyselfboundtoconsiderateverystep,“AmIgoing,ignorantly,tocompromiseanynearanddearrelations?”ThatiswhatIfancyIshoulddo,ifitwasmycase.’

           MrDorritnowinterposed,atoncetostopthesepainfulsubjectsbyhisauthority,andtopointtheirmoralbyhiswisdom.

           ‘Mydear,’saidhetohisyoungerdaughter,‘Ibegyouto—ha—tosaynomore.YoursisterFannyexpressesherselfstrongly,butnotwithoutconsiderablereason.Youhavenowa—hum—agreatpositiontosupport.

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