Chapter 33. Going!

           

           Thechangesofafeveredroomareslowandfluctuating;butthechangesofthefeveredworldarerapidandirrevocable.

           ItwasLittleDorrit’slottowaituponbothkindsofchange.TheMarshalseawalls,duringaportionofeveryday,againembracedherintheirshadowsastheirchild,whileshethoughtforClennam,workedforhim,watchedhim,andonlylefthim,stilltodevoteherutmostloveandcaretohim.Herpartinthelifeoutsidethegateurgeditspressingclaimsuponhertoo,andherpatienceuntiringlyrespondedtothem.HerewasFanny,proud,fitful,whimsical,furtheradvancedinthatdisqualifiedstateforgoingintosocietywhichhadsomuchfrettedherontheeveningofthetortoise-shellknife,resolvedalwaystowantcomfort,resolvednottobecomforted,resolvedtobedeeplywronged,andresolvedthatnobodyshouldhavetheaudacitytothinkherso.Herewasherbrother,aweak,proud,tipsy,youngoldman,shakingfromheadtofoot,talkingasindistinctlyasifsomeofthemoneyheplumedhimselfuponhadgotintohismouthandcouldn’tbegotout,unabletowalkaloneinanyactofhislife,andpatronisingthesisterwhomheselfishlyloved(healwayshadthatnegativemerit,ill-starredandill-launchedTip!)becausehesufferedhertoleadhim.HerewasMrsMerdleingauzymourning—theoriginalcapwhereofhadpossiblybeenrenttopiecesinafitofgrief,buthadcertainlyyieldedtoahighlybecomingarticlefromtheParisianmarket—warringwithFannyfoottofoot,andbreastingherwithherdesolatebosomeveryhourintheday.

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