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Chapter 17. Missing

           AgentlemanfromItaly.’

           ‘Bringhimuphere!’

           MrFlintwinchmuttered,asifhedeemedthatunnecessary;but,turningtoMrDorrit,said,‘MrsClennam.Shewilldoasshelikes.I’llshowyoutheway.’HethenprecededMrDorrituptheblackenedstaircase;thatgentleman,notunnaturallylookingbehindhimontheroad,sawthewomanfollowing,withherapronthrownoverherheadagaininherformerghastlymanner.

           MrsClennamhadherbooksopenonherlittletable.‘Oh!’saidsheabruptly,assheeyedhervisitorwithasteadylook.‘YouarefromItaly,sir,areyou.Well?’

           MrDorritwasatalossforanymoredistinctrejoinderatthemomentthan‘Ha—well?’

           ‘Whereisthismissingman?Haveyoucometogiveusinformationwhereheis?Ihopeyouhave?’

           ‘Sofarfromit,I—hum—havecometoseekinformation.’

           ‘Unfortunatelyforus,thereisnonetobegothere.Flintwinch,showthegentlemanthehandbill.Givehimseveraltotakeaway.Holdthelightforhimtoreadit.’

           MrFlintwinchdidashewasdirected,andMrDorritreaditthrough,asifhehadnotpreviouslyseenit;gladenoughoftheopportunityofcollectinghispresenceofmind,whichtheairofthehouseandofthepeopleinithadalittledisturbed.Whilehiseyeswereonthepaper,hefeltthattheeyesofMrFlintwinchandofMrsClennamwereonhim.Hefound,whenhelookedup,thatthissensationwasnotafancifulone.

           ‘Nowyouknowasmuch,’saidMrsClennam,‘asweknow,sir.IsMrBlandoisafriendofyours?’

           ‘No—a—hum—anacquaintance,’answeredMrDorrit.

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