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Chapter 20. Moving in Society

           LittleDorrittriedtostopherfromsayinganything,butsheansweredthatshewould,shemust!Thereuponshesaidagain,andagain,‘Ibegyourpardon,Amy,’and‘Forgiveme,Amy,’almostaspassionatelyasshehadsaidwhatsheregretted.

           ‘Butindeed,indeed,Amy,’sheresumedwhentheywereseatedinsisterlyaccordsidebyside,‘IhopeandIthinkyouwouldhaveseenthisdifferently,ifyouhadknownalittlemoreofSociety.’

           ‘PerhapsImight,Fanny,’saidthemildLittleDorrit.

           ‘Yousee,whileyouhavebeendomesticandresignedlyshutupthere,Amy,’pursuedhersister,graduallybeginningtopatronise,‘Ihavebeenout,movingmoreinSociety,andmayhavebeengettingproudandspirited—morethanIoughttobe,perhaps?’

           LittleDorritanswered‘Yes.Oyes!’

           ‘Andwhileyouhavebeenthinkingofthedinnerortheclothes,Imayhavebeenthinking,youknow,ofthefamily.Now,mayitnotbeso,Amy?’

           LittleDorritagainnodded‘Yes,’withamorecheerfulfacethanheart.

           ‘Especiallyasweknow,’saidFanny,‘thattherecertainlyisatoneintheplacetowhichyouhavebeensotrue,whichdoesbelongtoit,andwhichdoesmakeitdifferentfromotheraspectsofSociety.Sokissmeonceagain,Amydear,andwewillagreethatwemaybothberight,andthatyouareatranquil,domestic,home-loving,goodgirl.’

           Theclarionethadbeenlamentingmostpatheticallyduringthisdialogue,butwascutshortnowbyFanny’sannouncementthatitwastimetogo;whichsheconveyedtoherunclebyshuttinguphisscrapofmusic,andtakingtheclarionetoutofhismouth

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