At so much a day--or at so little--from eight to eight, Little Dorrit was to be hired.

Punctual to the moment, Little Dorrit appeared; punctual to the moment, Little Dorrit vanished.

What became of Little Dorrit between the two eights was a mystery.
Another of the moral phenomena of Little Dorrit.

Besides her consideration money, her daily contract included meals.

She had an extraordinary repugnance to dining in company; would never do so, if it were possible to escape.