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As his hand went up above his head and caht

have been a blacksmith's After a few moments' silence, it had relaxed

into its usual weak condition He went round to his brother with his

ordinary shuffling step, put the hand on his shoulder, and said, in a

softened voice, 'Williaive ed to say it!' and then went, in his boay, out of

the palace hall, just as he one out of the Marshalsea roo, and still continued to

do so Edward, beyond opening his mouth in a but stare Mr Dorrit also had been utterly

discomfited, and quite unable to assert himself in any way Fanny was

now the first to speak 'I never, never, never was so used!' she sobbed

'There never was

anything so harsh and unjustifiable, so disgracefully violent and cruel!

Dear, kind, quiet little Amy, too, ould she feel if she could know

that she had been innocently theood darling, I'll never tell her!'

This helped Mr Dorrit to break his silence

'My dear,' said he, 'I--ha--approve of your resolution It will be--ha

huht--huht distress her Ha No doubt it would distress her greatly It