Asthesepeoplepassedhimstandingstillinthecourt-yard，andoneofthemturnedbacktoinquireifhecouldassisthimwithhisservices，itcameintoArthurClennam’smindthathewouldspeaktoLittleDorritagainbeforehewentaway。Shewouldhaverecoveredherfirstsurprise，andmightfeeleasierwithhim。Heaskedthismemberofthefraternitywhohadtworedherringsinhishand，andaloafandablackingbrushunderhisarm，wherewasthenearestplacetogetacupofcoffeeat。Thenondescriptrepliedinencouragingterms，andbroughthimtoacoffee-shopinthestreetwithinastone’sthrow。
’DoyouknowMissDorrit？’askedthenewclient。
ThenondescriptknewtwoMissDorrits；onewhowasborninside——
Thatwastheone!Thatwastheone？Thenondescripthadknownhermanyyears。InregardoftheotherMissDorrit，thenondescriptlodgedinthesamehousewithherselfanduncle。
Thischangedtheclient’shalf-formeddesignofremainingatthecoffee-shopuntilthenondescriptshouldbringhimwordthatDorrithadissuedforthintothestreet。Heentrustedthenondescriptwithaconfidentialmessagetoher，importingthatthevisitorwhohadwaitedonherfatherlastnight，beggedthefavourofafewwordswithheratheruncle’slodging；heobtainedfromthesamesourcefulldirectionstothehouse，whichwasverynear；dismissedthenondescriptgratifiedwithhalf-a-crown；andhavinghastilyrefreshedhimselfatthecoffee-shop，repairedwithallspeedtotheclarionet-player’sdwelling。