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'I Will,--I Will' 'Don't encourage hiive it to him Save him and spare him that, and you will be able to

think better of hilistening in her

anxious eyes--that her wish should be sacred with him

'You don't knohat he is,' she said; 'you don't knohat he really

is How can you, seeing hiradually, as I have done! You have been so good to us, so delicately

and truly good, that I want him to be better in your eyes than in

anybody's And I cannot bear to think,' cried Little Dorrit, covering

her tears with her hands, 'I cannot bear to think that you of all the

world should see hiradation'

'Pray,' said Clennam, 'do not be so distressed Pray, pray, Little

Dorrit! This is quite understood now'

'Thank you, sir Thank you! I have tried very ht about it, days and nights; but when I knew

for certain you were coain, I made up my mind to speak to you

Not because I am ashamed of him,' she dried her tears quickly, 'but