She would deceive you, under any circumstances, as little as might be; but she had a trick of answering in this provisional form.
'Do you think he will be back soon, if I wait for him ?' 'I have been expecting him,' said Mrs Plornish, 'this half an hour, at any minute of time.

Walk in, sir.' Arthur entered the rather dark and close parlour (though it was lofty too), and sat down in the chair she placed for him.
'Not to deceive you, sir, I notice it,' said Mrs Plornish, 'and I take it kind of you.' He was at a loss to understand what she meant; and by expressing as much in his looks, elicited her explanation.
'It ain't many that comes into a poor place, that deems it worth their while to move their hats,' said Mrs Plornish.

'But people think more of it than people think.' Clennam returned, with an uncomfortable feeling in so very slight a courtesy being unusual, Was that all! And stooping down to pinch the cheek of another young child who was sitting on the floor, staring at him, asked Mrs Plornish how old that fine boy was?
'Four year just turned, sir,' said Mrs Plornish.

'He IS a fine little fellow, ain't he, sir?
But this one is rather sickly.' She tenderly hushed the baby in her arms, as she said it.

'You wouldn't mind my asking if it happened to be a job as you was come about, sir, would you ?' asked Mrs Plornish wistfully.
She asked it so anxiously, that if he had been in possession of any kind of tenement, he would have had it plastered a foot deep rather than answer No.