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Chapter 7. Mostly, Prunes and Prism

           TheconstancyofhisattendancenevertouchedFanny:thoughhewassoinseparablefromEdward,that,whenthatgentlemanwishedforachangeofsociety,hewasundertheirksomenecessityofglidingoutlikeaconspiratorindisguisedboatsandbysecretdoorsandbackways;thoughhewassosolicitoustoknowhowMrDorritwas,thathecalledeveryotherdaytoinquire,asifMrDorritwerethepreyofanintermittentfever;thoughhewassoconstantlybeingpaddledupanddownbeforetheprincipalwindows,thathemighthavebeensupposedtohavemadeawagerforalargestaketobepaddledathousandmilesinathousandhours;thoughwheneverthegondolaofhismistressleftthegate,thegondolaofMrSparklershotoutfromsomewateryambushandgavechase,asifshewereafairsmugglerandheacustom-houseofficer.Itwasprobablyowingtothisfortificationofthenaturalstrengthofhisconstitutionwithsomuchexposuretotheair,andthesaltsea,thatMrSparklerdidnotpineoutwardly;but,whateverthecause,hewassofarfromhavinganyprospectofmovinghismistressbyalanguishingstateofhealth,thathegrewbluffereveryday,andthatpeculiarityinhisappearanceofseemingratheraswelledboythanayoungman,becamedevelopedtoanextraordinarydegreeofruddypuffiness.

           Blandoiscallingtopayhisrespects,MrDorritreceivedhimwithaffabilityasthefriendofMrGowan,andmentionedtohimhisideaofcommissioningMrGowantotransmithimtoposterity.

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