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'There is no accounting,' said Mrs General, 'for these partialities' 'Ha--no,' assented Mr Dorrit 'No Now,

that Amy is not, so to speak, one of ourselves She does not Care to go

about with us; she is lost in the society we have here; our tastes

are evidently not her tastes Which,' said Mr Dorrit, suravity, 'is to say, in other words, that there is so in--ha--Amy' 'May we incline to the supposition,' said Mrs General, with a little

touch of varnish, 'that so is referable to the novelty of the

position?' 'Excuse hter

of a gentleh--ha--himself at one time comparatively far from

affluent--comparatively--and herself reared in--hum--retirement, need

not of necessity find this position so very novel'

'True,' said Mrs General, 'true' 'Therefore, madam,' said Mr Dorrit, 'I took the liberty' (he laid an

eh he stipulated, with

urbane firain), 'I took the

liberty of requesting this interview, in order that I ht mention the

topic to you, and inquire how you would advise me?'

'Mr Dorrit,' returned Mrs General, 'I have conversed with Aeneral subject of the

formation of a de