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There were so ers in this house that the doorpost seean is of stops Doubtful

whichthe point, when a

shuttlecock flew out of the parlour , and alighted on his hat

He then observed that in the parlour as a blind with the

inscription, MR CRIPPLES's ACADEMY; also in another line, EVENING

TUITION; and behind the blind was a little white-faced boy, with a slice

of bread-and-butter and a battledore

Thebeing accessible from the footway, he looked in over the

blind, returned the shuttlecock, and put his question

'Dorrit?' said the little white-faced boy (Master Cripples in fact) 'Mr

Dorrit? Third bell and one knock' The pupils of Mr Cripples appeared to

have beena copy-book of the street-door, it was so extensively

scribbled over in pencil The frequency of the inscriptions, 'Old Dorrit,' and 'Dirty Dick,'

in coested intentions of personality on the part Of

Mr Cripples's pupils There was ample time to make these observations

before the door was opened by the poor oldArthur, 'you were shut in last

night?' 'Yes, Mr Dorrit I hope to'Out of my brother's way? True Would you co himself as slowly as he turned in his mind whatever he heard or