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Chapter 6. Something Right Somewhere

           Hereheisagain.Lookathim.O,yousimpleton!’

           MrSparklerhad,undeniably,aweakappearance;withhiseyeinthewindowlikeaknotintheglass,andnoreasononearthforstoppinghisbarksuddenly,excepttherealreason.

           ‘WhenyouaskedmeifIwillseehim,mydear,’saidFanny,almostaswellcomposedinthegracefulindifferenceofherattitudeasMrsMerdleherself,‘whatdoyoumean?’

           ‘Imean,’saidLittleDorrit—‘IthinkIrathermeanwhatdoyoumean,dearFanny?’

           Fannylaughedagain,inamanneratoncecondescending,arch,andaffable;andsaid,puttingherarmroundhersisterinaplayfullyaffectionateway:

           ‘Nowtellme,mylittlepet.WhenwesawthatwomanatMartigny,howdidyouthinkshecarrieditoff?Didyouseewhatshedecidedoninamoment?’

           ‘No,Fanny.’

           ‘ThenI’lltellyou,Amy.Shesettledwithherself,nowI’llneverrefertothatmeetingundersuchdifferentcircumstances,andI’llneverpretendtohaveanyideathatthesearethesamegirls.That’sherwayoutofadifficulty.WhatdidItellyouwhenwecameawayfromHarleyStreetthattime?Sheisasinsolentandfalseasanywomanintheworld.Butinthefirstcapacity,mylove,shemayfindpeoplewhocanmatchher.’

           AsignificantturnoftheSpanishfantowardsFanny’sbosom,indicatedwithgreatexpressionwhereoneofthesepeoplewastobefound.

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