MrF。’sAuntholdingoutlikeagrimfortress，andFlorabecominginneedofrefreshment，amessengerwasdespatchedtothehotelforthetumbleralreadyglancedat，whichwasafterwardsreplenished。
Withtheaidofitscontent，anewspaper，andsomeskimmingofthecreamofthepie-stock，Floragotthroughtheremainderofthedayinperfectgoodhumour；thoughoccasionallyembarrassedbytheconsequencesofanidlerumourwhichcirculatedamongthecredulousinfantsoftheneighbourhood，totheeffectthatanoldladyhadsoldherselftothepie-shoptobemadeup，andwasthensittinginthepie-shopparlour，decliningtocompletehercontract。Thisattractedsomanyyoungpersonsofbothsexes，and，whentheshadesofeveningbegantofall，occasionedsomuchinterruptiontothebusiness，thatthemerchantbecameverypressinginhisproposalsthatMrF。’sAuntshouldberemoved。Aconveyancewasaccordinglybroughttothedoor，which，bythejointeffortsofthemerchantandFlora，thisremarkablewomanwasatlastinducedtoenter；
thoughnotwithouteventhenputtingherheadoutofthewindow，anddemandingtohavehim’broughtfor’ard’forthepurposeoriginallymentioned。AsshewasobservedatthistimetodirectbalefulglancestowardstheMarshalsea，ithasbeensupposedthatthisadmirablyconsistentfemaleintendedby’him，’ArthurClennam。
This，however，ismerespeculation；whothepersonwas，who，forthesatisfactionofMrF。’sAunt’smind，oughttohavebeenbroughtforwardandneverwasbroughtforward，willneverbepositivelyknown。
Theautumndayswenton，andLittleDorritnevercametotheMarshalseanowandwentawaywithoutseeinghim。No，no，no。