Крихітка Дорріт

Chapter 7. Mostly, Prunes and Prism

           ButyouandIfeelsurethatwethinkofhimashedeserves.HearguedwithHenrythatthedoghadbeenalreadypoisonedwhenhechangedso,andsprangathim.Henrybelievesit,butwedonot.Iseeheislistening,butcan’thear.Good-bye,mylove!Good-bye!’

           Thelastwordswerespokenaloud,asthevigilantBlandoisstopped,turnedhishead,andlookedatthemfromthebottomofthestaircase.Assuredlyhedidlookthen,thoughhelookedhispolitest,asifanyrealphilanthropistcouldhavedesirednobetteremploymentthantolashagreatstonetohisneck,anddrophimintothewaterflowingbeyondthedarkarchedgatewayinwhichhestood.Nosuchbenefactortomankindbeingonthespot,hehandedMrsGowantoherboat,andstoodthereuntilithadshotoutofthenarrowview;whenhehandedhimselfintohisownboatandfollowed.

           LittleDorrithadsometimesthought,andnowthoughtagainassheretracedherstepsupthestaircase,thathehadmadehiswaytooeasilyintoherfather’shouse.Butsomanyandsuchvarietiesofpeopledidthesame,throughMrDorrit’sparticipationinhiselderdaughter’ssocietymania,thatitwashardlyanexceptionalcase.Aperfectfuryformakingacquaintancesonwhomtoimpresstheirrichesandimportance,hadseizedtheHouseofDorrit.

           Itappearedonthewhole,toLittleDorritherself,thatthissamesocietyinwhichtheylived,greatlyresembledasuperiorsortofMarshalsea.Numbersofpeopleseemedtocomeabroad,prettymuchaspeoplehadcomeintotheprison;throughdebt,throughidleness,relationship,curiosity,andgeneralunfitnessforgettingonathome.

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