[Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens]@TWC D-Link bookLittle Dorrit CHAPTER 3 25/27
She's failing in health, and she'll want pretty constant attendance up in her room, and we shall have to be much with her, and there'll be nobody about now but ourselves when we're away from her, and altogether it will be more convenient.
She's of my opinion," he said, "so if you'll put your bonnet on next Monday morning at eight, we'll get it over."' Mrs Flintwinch tucked up the bed. 'Well ?' 'Well ?' repeated Mrs Flintwinch, 'I think so! I sits me down and says it.
Well!--Jeremiah then says to me, "As to banns, next Sunday being the third time of asking (for I've put 'em up a fortnight), is my reason for naming Monday.
She'll speak to you about it herself, and now she'll find you prepared, Affery." That same day she spoke to me, and she said, "So, Affery, I understand that you and Jeremiah are going to be married.
I am glad of it, and so are you, with reason.
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