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Chapter 16. Getting on

           Permitmetoexpressthe—hum—sense,thehighsense,Ientertainofthis—hahum—highlygratifyingactofattention.Iamwellaware,sir,ofthemanydemandsuponyourtime,andits—ha—enormousvalue,’MrDorritcouldnotsayenormousroundlyenoughforhisownsatisfaction.‘Thatyoushould—ha—atthisearlyhour,bestowanyofyourpricelesstimeuponme,is—ha—acomplimentthatIacknowledgewiththegreatestesteem.’MrDorritpositivelytrembledinaddressingthegreatman.

           MrMerdleuttered,inhissubdued,inward,hesitatingvoice,afewsoundsthatweretonopurposewhatever;andfinallysaid,‘Iamgladtoseeyou,sir.’

           ‘Youareverykind,’saidMrDorrit.‘Trulykind.’Bythistimethevisitorwasseated,andwaspassinghisgreathandoverhisexhaustedforehead.‘Youarewell,Ihope,MrMerdle?’

           ‘IamaswellasI—yes,IamaswellasIusuallyam,’saidMrMerdle.

           ‘Youroccupationsmustbeimmense.’

           ‘Tolerablyso.But—Ohdearno,there’snotmuchthematterwithme,’saidMrMerdle,lookingroundtheroom.

           ‘Alittledyspeptic?’MrDorrithinted.

           ‘Verylikely.ButI—Oh,Iamwellenough,’saidMrMerdle.

           Therewereblacktracesonhislipswheretheymet,asifalittletrainofgunpowderhadbeenfiredthere;andhelookedlikeamanwho,ifhisnaturaltemperamenthadbeenquicker,wouldhavebeenveryfeverishthatmorning.This,andhisheavywayofpassinghishandoverhisforehead,hadpromptedMrDorrit’ssolicitousinquiries.

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