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Chapter 15. No just Cause or Impediment why these Two Persons

           AndIhopeyouwillnotconsidermewantinginaffectionforyou,papa,ifIsayitstrikesmethatwillbequiteenoughforMrsGeneral.’

           ‘Fanny,’returnedMrDorrit,‘Iamamazed,Iamdispleasedbythis—hum—thiscapriciousandunintelligibledisplayofanimositytowards—ha—MrsGeneral.’

           ‘Donot,ifyouplease,papa,’urgedFanny,‘callitanimosity,becauseIassureyouIdonotconsiderMrsGeneralworthmyanimosity.’

           Atthis,MrDorritrosefromhischairwithafixedlookofseverereproof,andremainedstandinginhisdignitybeforehisdaughter.Hisdaughter,turningthebraceletonherarm,andnowlookingathim,andnowlookingfromhim,said,‘Verywell,papa.Iamtrulysorryifyoudon’tlikeit;butIcan’thelpit.Iamnotachild,andIamnotAmy,andImustspeak.’

           ‘Fanny,’gaspedMrDorrit,afteramajesticsilence,‘ifIrequestyoutoremainhere,whileIformallyannouncetoMrsGeneral,asanexemplarylady,whois—hum—atrustedmemberofthisfamily,the—ha—thechangethatiscontemplatedamongus;ifI—ha—notonlyrequestit,but—hum—insistuponit—’

           ‘Oh,papa,’Fannybrokeinwithpointedsignificance,‘ifyoumakesomuchofitasthat,Ihaveindutynothingtodobutcomply.IhopeImayhavemythoughtsuponthesubject,however,forIreallycannothelpitunderthecircumstances.’So,Fannysatdownwithameeknesswhich,inthejunctionofextremes,becamedefiance;andherfather,eithernotdeigningtoanswer,ornotknowingwhattoanswer,summonedMrTinklerintohispresence.

           ‘MrsGeneral.

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