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'I have heard that you were kind enough on one of those occasions,' said

Arthur, catching at the opportunity as it drifted past him, 'to mention

Little Dorrit to my mother'

'Little--Dorrit? That's the seamstress as mentioned to me by a

small tenant of mine? Yes, yes Dorrit? That's the name Ah, yes, yes!

You call her Little Dorrit?' No road in that direction Nothing cahter Flora,' said Mr Casby, 'as you may have heard probably, Mr

Clennao She

had the misfortune to lose her husband when she had been ain She will be glad to see you, if you

will permit me to let her know that you are here'

'By all means,' returned Clennam 'I should have preferred the request,

if your kindness had not anticipated me'

Upon this Mr Casby rose up in his list shoes, and with a slow, heavy

step (he was of an elephantine build), reen coat on, and a bottle-green pair of trousers,

and a bottle-green waistcoat The Patriarchs were not dressed in

bottle-green broadcloth, and yet his clothes looked patriarchal