Mrs. General tries to coach Amy Dorrit, who tries very hard to learn. She is anxious and uncomfortable, but she is trying to submit to help her family. She finds Fanny's kindness helpful in getting her through this trial. Fanny is condescending and superior, but Amy doesn't mind this. She admires Fanny.
Fanny tells Amy one night that she thinks their father is too polite to Mrs. General. She believes the woman hopes to ensnare him, and their father admires her enough to become infatuated. Fanny couldn't bear such a union and would marry Sparkler to escape it. Amy can't believe her sister is serious, but Fanny seems to be-if only so she could treat Mrs. Merdle the way she wishes to.
Amy thinks about the possibility of her father marrying Mrs. General. She couldn't deny her father was poli
