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As Clenna, he said what he could responsive

to these sentiments, and stood at the ith their enunciator,

while Maggy and her Little Mother washed the tea-service and cleared it

away He noticed that his companion stood at the ith the air of

an affable and accessible Sovereign, and that, when any of his people in

the yard below looked up, his recognition of their salutes just stopped

short of a blessing

When Little Dorrit had her work on the table, and Maggy hers on the

bedstead, Fanny fell to tying her bonnet as a preli his purpose, still remained At this

time the door opened, without any notice, and Mr Tip came in He kissed

Amy as she started up to loonition, and sat

down

'Tip, dear,' said Little Dorrit, mildly, shocked by this, 'don't you

see--' 'Yes, I see, Amy If you refer to the presence of any visitor you have

here--I say, if you refer to that,' answered Tip, jerking his head with

emphasis towards his shoulder nearest Clennam, 'I see!' 'Is that all you say?'

'That's all I say And I suppose,' added the lofty young man, after a