’Nooneknowsit。Don’tlooktowardsme;looktowardshim。Hewillturnhisfaceinamoment。Nooneknowsit,butIamsurehedid。Youare?’
’I——Ithinkso,’LittleDorritanswered。
’Henrylikeshim,andhewillnotthinkillofhim;heissogenerousandopenhimself。ButyouandIfeelsurethatwethinkofhimashedeserves。HearguedwithHenrythatthedoghadbeenalreadypoisonedwhenhechangedso,andsprangathim。Henrybelievesit,butwedonot。Iseeheislistening,butcan’thear。
Good-bye,mylove!Good-bye!’
Thelastwordswerespokenaloud,asthevigilantBlandoisstopped,turnedhishead,andlookedatthemfromthebottomofthestaircase。Assuredlyhedidlookthen,thoughhelookedhispolitest,asifanyrealphilanthropistcouldhavedesirednobetteremploymentthantolashagreatstonetohisneck,anddrophimintothewaterflowingbeyondthedarkarchedgatewayinwhichhestood。Nosuchbenefactortomankindbeingonthespot,hehandedMrsGowantoherboat,andstoodthereuntilithadshotoutofthenarrowview;whenhehandedhimselfintohisownboatandfollowed。