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If he had come from Court on these occasions, nay, if he had been the

noble Refrigerator con court to be

presented and promoted on his last tremendous failure, Mrs Plornish

could not have handed hi Heart

Yard 'Here's Father,' she would say, presenting hiood, now Ain't Father looking

well? Father's a sweeter singer than ever; you'd never have forgotten

it, if you'd aheard him just now'

As to Mr Plornish, he had hter, and only wondered hoas that so gifted an

old gentleman had not made a fortune This he attributed, afterbeen scientifically

developed in his youth 'For why,' argued Mr Plornish, 'why go a-binding

ot it in yourself?

That's where it is, I consider'

Old Nandy had a patron: one patron He had a patron who in a certain

suetic way, as if he constantly took an ad

audience to witness that he really could not help being ht have expected, on account of his

siood to hie, co his short durance there; and had happily acquired to

hirees and in course of tie of the Father of that national institution

Mr Dorrit was in the habit of receiving this old e under some feudal tenure He made little treats