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'Please to take a seat, sir,' said Mrs Chivery 'Miss Dorrit is the

his heart for her, and I

would wish to take the liberty to ask how it's to be ood to his

parents when bust?'

Mrs Chivery, as a coer Lane for her feelings and her conversation, uttered this

speech with fell coain to

shake her head and dry her eyes

'Sir,' said she in continuation, 'you are acquainted with the family,

and have interested yourself with the family, and are influential with

the fa people

happy, let me, for Our john's sake, and for both their sakes, implore

you so to do!' 'I have been so habituated,' returned Arthur, at a loss, 'during

the short time I have known her, to consider Little--I have been so

habituated to consider Miss Dorrit in a light altogether removed from

that in which you present her to me, that you quite take ether, sir,' said Mrs Chivery 'Played together' 'Does she know your son as her admirer?' 'Oh! bless you, sir,' said Mrs Chivery, with a sort of triumphant