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'Thank you Good evening' The disht at the door,

was so curt and direct that Mr Pancks did not see his way to prolong his

visit He stirred up his hair with his sprightliest expression, glanced

at the little figure again, said 'Good evening, ma 'am; don't come down,

Mrs Affery, I know the road to the door,' and stea on her hand, followed him with attentive and darkly

distrustful eyes; and Affery stood looking at her as if she were

spell-bound Slowly and thoughtfully, Mrs Clennaone out, to Little Dorrit, rising fro , the sick wo at her until she attracted her

attention Little Dorrit coloured under such a gaze, and looked down

Mrs Clennam still sat intent 'Little Dorrit,' she said, when she at last broke silence, 'what do you

know of thatof him, ma'am, except that I have seen him about,

and that he has spoken to me' 'What has he said to you?'

'I don't understand what he has said, he is so strange But nothing