Itwasastrangelyunrealridethroughtheoldsqualidstreets，withasensationofbeingraisedoutofthemintoanairyworldofwealthandgrandeur。WhenArthurtoldherthatshewouldsoonrideinherowncarriagethroughverydifferentscenes，whenallthefamiliarexperienceswouldhavevanishedaway，shelookedfrightened。Butwhenhesubstitutedherfatherforherself，andtoldherhowhewouldrideinhiscarriage，andhowgreatandgrandhewouldbe，hertearsofjoyandinnocentpridefellfast。Seeingthatthehappinesshermindcouldrealisewasallshininguponhim，Arthurkeptthatsinglefigurebeforeher；andsotheyrodebrightlythroughthepoorstreetsintheprisonneighbourhoodtocarryhimthegreatnews。
WhenMrChivery，whowasonduty，admittedthemintotheLodge，hesawsomethingintheirfaceswhichfilledhimwithastonishment。
Hestoodlookingafterthem，whentheyhurriedintotheprison，asthoughheperceivedthattheyhadcomebackaccompaniedbyaghosta-piece。TwoorthreeCollegianswhomtheypassed，lookedafterthemtoo，andpresentlyjoiningMrChivery，formedalittlegroupontheLodgesteps，inthemidstofwhichtherespontaneouslyoriginatedawhisperthattheFatherwasgoingtogethisdischarge。Withinafewminutes，itwasheardintheremotestroomintheCollege。
LittleDorritopenedthedoorfromwithout，andtheybothentered。
Hewassittinginhisoldgreygownandhisoldblackcap，inthesunlightbythewindow，readinghisnewspaper。Hisglasseswereinhishand，andhehadjustlookedround；surprisedatfirst，nodoubt，byherstepuponthestairs，notexpectingheruntilnight；