Little Dorrit, Book 2: Riches, Chapter 22 summary
Book 2: Riches, Chapter 22 of 70 · 11 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 22, Arthur Clennam takes charge of the partnership’s finances as Daniel Doyce leaves for engineering work abroad, but refuses to abandon his invention’s official claims. A remembered song prompts Cavalletto to identify Blandois as Rigaud, a suspected murderer, and Arthur sends him to seek information.
What happens
- Doyce approves Arthur’s accounts, entrusts him with financial management, and expresses his distrust of speculation.
- Arthur refuses Doyce’s request to stop seeking an official answer about his invention.
- The workmen cheer as Doyce leaves by carriage for Southampton.
- Arthur recalls a mysterious visitor’s song, and Cavalletto recognizes both the tune and a repeated expression.
- Cavalletto identifies Blandois as his former prison acquaintance Rigaud, also called Lagnier, whom he believes a murderer.
- Arthur asks Cavalletto to discover the missing man’s whereabouts, and Cavalletto immediately leaves, promising secrecy.
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Arthur treats the disappearance as a source of danger rather than relief. His anxiety drives the request for Cavalletto’s help.
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What prompts Cavalletto to recognize the man troubling Arthur?
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