Arthur's biological mother died about the same time as Arthur went off to China. In her younger life, she joined a boarding house of artistic people in London. Later Mr. Clennam's wealthy uncle Gilbert, stung by remorse, left a bequest to Arthur's biological mother and to the youngest daughter of her patron. If the patron had no daughter, the youngest child of his brother would inherit. The patron was Frederick Dorrit, the musician who had taught and befriended Arthur's biological mother, and the beneficiary is his niece, Amy Dorrit.
Arthur's biological mother died about the same time as Arthur went off. to China. In her younger life, she joined a boarding house of artistic people in London. Later Mr Clennam's wealthy uncle Gilbert, stung by remorse, left a bequest to Arthur's biological mother and to the youngest daughter of her patron. If the patron had no daughter, the youngest child of his brother would inherit. The patron was Frederick Dorrit, the musician who had taught and befriended Arthur's biological mother, and the beneficiary is his niece, Amy Dorrit.