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Her brother and sister were aware of it, and attained

a sort of station by ed old fiction of the faentility by flouting the poor swain as he loitered about the

prison for glientility, and

his own, by co out in the character of the aristocratic brother, and

loftily swaggering in the little skittle ground respecting seizures by

the scruff of the neck, which there were loo probabilities of some

gentle on some little puppy not mentioned These

were not the only members of the Dorrit family who turned it to account

No, no The Father of the Marshalsea was supposed to know nothing about

the nity could not see so low

But he took the cigars, on Sundays, and was glad to get them; and

sometimes even condescended to walk up and down the yard with the donor

(as proud and hopeful then), and benignantly to smoke one in

his society With no less readiness and condescension did he receive

attentions from Chivery Senior, who always relinquished his are during one of his

spells of duty; and who had even mentioned to him, that, if he would

like at any time after dusk quietly to step out into the fore-court and

take a look at the street, there was not much to prevent him If he did