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The leprosy of unreality disfigured every human creature in attendance upon Monseigneur.

Why?" said Stryver. "Now, I'll put you in a corner," forensically shaking a forefinger at him. "You are a man of business and bound to have a reason. State your reason. Why wouldn't you go?" "Because," said Mr. Lorry,

London and Westminster. Even the Cock-lane ghost had been laid only a round dozen of years, after rapping out its messages, as the spirits

Demon—with the highest respect for you—behold your work!

Duty, Tattycoram. Begin it early, and do it well; and there is no antecedent to it, in any origin or station, that will tell against us with the Almighty, or with ourselves.

this particular, as in many others, blustering assertion goes for proof, half over the world.

Caleb was no Sorcerer, but in the only magic art that still remains to us: the magic of devoted, deathless love:

But there was nothing on the back of the door, except the screws and nuts that held the knocker on, so he said "Pooh, pooh!" and closed it with a bang.

Clara, are you a perfect fool?

And O what a bright old song it is, that O 'tis love, 'tis love, 'tis love that makes the world go round!

Calamity with us, is made an excuse for doing wrong. With them, it is erected into a reason for their doing right. This is really the justice of rich to poor, and I protest against it because it is so.

This scroll, majestic in its severe simplicity, illuminated a little slip of front garden abutting on the thirsty high-road, where a few of the dustiest of leaves hung their dismal heads and led a life of choking.

I would abandon it, and live otherwise and elsewhere. It is little to relinquish. What is it but a wilderness of misery and ruin?

I fear not yet. It would be dangerous for Charles yet.

To have all those noble Romans alive before me, and walking in and out for my entertainment, instead of being the stern taskmasters they had been at school, was a most novel and delightful effect.

Besides which, all that I could have said of the Story to any purpose, I had endeavoured to say in it.

She watched his face as earnestly as he watched the river. But, in the intensity of her look there was a touch of dread or horror.

There is nothing to apprehend. I belong to Tellson's Bank. You must know Tellson's Bank in London. I am going to Paris on business. A crown to drink. I may read this?

He was careless of his life; careless of whether he lived or died, but not actively intent on self harm.

Are they, though!' said Pancks. 'I shouldn't have thought it.' Not in the least looking at them, but looking at Little Dorrit. 'Perhaps you wonder who I am. Shall I tell you? I am a fortune-teller.

Don't I what?' said Peg. 'Love your old master too much—' 'No, not a bit too much,' said Peg.

I can't go into a long explanation before company; but I couldn't help it, upon my honour." Upon your what?" growled Sikes, with excessive disgust. "Here! Cut me off a piece of that pie, one of you boys,to take the taste of that out of my mouth, or it'll choke me dead.

Howsever they come, they didn't ought to come, and they come from the father of lies, and work round to the same.

a spectacle of imbecility only to be equalled by himself.