“Have you undergone many privations? You and your father, and who else there may be of you?” asked Mrs. Clennam, speaking deliberately and meditatively turning the watch over and over. “Sometimes it has been rather hard to live,” said Little Dorrit, in her soft voice, and timid uncomplaining way; “but I think not harder—as to that—than many people find it.” “That’s well said!” Mrs. Clennam quickly returned. “That’s the truth! You are a good, thoughtful girl. You are a grateful girl too, or I much mistake you.” “It is only natural to be that. There is no merit in being that,” said Little
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