butIcannothelptellingyouwhatanaturesheshows，andthatyoucanneverthinktoowellofher。
Ihavenotyetcalledherbyhernameinthisletter，butwearesuchfriendsnowthatIdosowhenwearequietlytogether，andshespeakstomebymyname——Imean，notmyChristianname，butthenameyougaveme。WhenshebegantocallmeAmy，Itoldhermyshortstory，andthatyouhadalwayscalledmeLittleDorrit。I
toldherthatthenamewasmuchdearertomethananyother，andsoshecallsmeLittleDorrittoo。
Perhapsyouhavenotheardfromherfatherormotheryet，andmaynotknowthatshehasababyson。Hewasbornonlytwodaysago，andjustaweekaftertheycame。Ithasmadethemveryhappy。
However，Imusttellyou，asIamtotellyouall，thatIfancytheyareunderaconstraintwithMrGowan，andthattheyfeelasifhismockingwaywiththemwassometimesaslightgiventotheirloveforher。Itwasbutyesterday，whenIwasthere，thatIsawMrMeagleschangecolour，andgetupandgoout，asifhewasafraidthathemightsayso，unlesshepreventedhimselfbythatmeans。YetIamsuretheyarebothsoconsiderate，good-humoured，andreasonable，thathemightsparethem。Itishardinhimnottothinkofthemalittlemore。