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Society had not thought Edmund a marrying man. 'Have I the honour to conclude, madam, said Mr Dorrit, 'that the direction which Mr Sparkler's affections have taken, is ha-approved of by you? 'I assure you, Mr Dorrit, returned the lady, 'that, personally, I am charmed. That was very gratifying to Mr Dorrit. 'Personally, repeated Mrs Merdle, 'charmed.
He concluded with some further and more general observations on the ha character of an independent gentleman, and the hum character of a possibly too partial and admiring parent. To sum the whole up shortly, he received Mr Sparkler's offer very much as he would have received three or four half-crowns from him in the days that were gone.
On his doing so, his wife said to the master-spirit graciously: 'I will forgive you, if you ink it. 'I'll undertake not to ink it, said Mr Merdle. The illustrious visitor then put out his coat-cuff, and for a moment entombed Mrs Sparkler's hand: wrist, bracelet, and all.
It was the one that seemed to have had a hole bored in it and then plugged up again. He remembered his father noticing it on the occasion of overhauling the boat. "The sparkler's in there," said the tramp as he saw the brace. "Boreck was after it several times, but he never pulled out the right one." With his knife Tom dug out the putty that covered the round hole in the block.
Mr Sparkler's sentiments as to the plan were, in brief, that it had no nonsense about it. He added, 'And besides, you know it's likely that you'll soon have your sister 'Dearest Amy, yes! cried Mrs Sparkler with a sigh of affection. 'Darling little thing! Not, however, that Amy would do here alone.
'Who's this? 'Not Amy and Edward without notice and without a carriage! said Mrs Sparkler. 'Look out. The room was dark, but the street was lighter, because of its lamps. Mr Sparkler's head peeping over the balcony looked so very bulky and heavy that it seemed on the point of overbalancing him and flattening the unknown below. 'It's one fellow, said Mr Sparkler.
Now we have talked this over comfortably, and may go to bed. You best and dearest little mouse, Good night! With those words Fanny weighed her Anchor, and having taken so much advice left off being advised for that occasion. Thenceforward, Amy observed Mr Sparkler's treatment by his enslaver, with new reasons for attaching importance to all that passed between them.
There was yet another circumstance which went a long way to confirm Little Dorrit in her fears, though it was not a great circumstance in itself. Mr Sparkler's demeanour towards herself changed. It became fraternal.
If Fanny had been charming in the morning, she was now thrice charming, very becomingly dressed in her most suitable colours, and with an air of negligence upon her that doubled Mr Sparkler's fetters, and riveted them. 'I hear you are acquainted, Mr Sparkler, said his host at dinner, 'with ha Mr Gowan. Mr Henry Gowan? 'Perfectly, sir, returned Mr Sparkler.
Where his own hand had shrunk to, was not made manifest, but it was as remote from Mrs Sparkler's sense of touch as if he had been a highly meritorious Chelsea Veteran or Greenwich Pensioner.
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