Mrs. Clennam attracts attention as she goes down the streets. To the onlookers, she looks like a specter, pale and removed from the others. Mrs. Clennam is also overwhelmed, not used to walking and not used to being outside. When she goes to ask for directions, she finds herself being followed by a crowd. They tell her they follow her because she is a madwoman, and when she says she wants to find the Marshalsea, it confirms their suspicions. Young John overhears and tells her he'll escort her there. She tells him she wants to see Miss Dorrit.
Amy Dorrit is surprised to see her. Mrs. Clennam asks about the packet left with her, saying she is there to reclaim it. Amy hands it back to her unopened, assuring Mrs. Clennam she is ignorant of the contents. Mrs. Clennam orders her to read them. A
