Inhisepistolarycommunication，asinhisdialoguesanddiscoursesonthegreatquestiontowhichitrelated，MrDorritsurroundedthesubjectwithflourishes，aswriting-mastersembellishcopy-booksandciphering-books：wherethetitlesoftheelementaryrulesofarithmeticdivergeintoswans，eagles，griffins，andothercalligraphicrecreations，andwherethecapitallettersgooutoftheirmindsandbodiesintoecstasiesofpenandink。
Nevertheless，hedidrenderthepurportofhislettersufficientlyclear，toenableMrMerdletomakeadecentpretenceofhavinglearntitfromthatsource。MrMerdlerepliedtoitaccordingly。
MrDorritrepliedtoMrMerdle；MrMerdlerepliedtoMrDorrit；anditwassoonannouncedthatthecorrespondingpowershadcometoasatisfactoryunderstanding。
Now，andnotbefore，MissFannyburstuponthescene，completelyarrayedforhernewpart。Nowandnotbefore，shewhollyabsorbedMrSparklerinherlight，andshoneforboth，andtwentymore。Nolongerfeelingthatwantofadefinedplaceandcharacterwhichhadcausedhersomuchtrouble，thisfairshipbegantosteersteadilyonashapedcourse，andtoswimwithaweightandbalancethatdevelopedhersailingqualities。
’Thepreliminariesbeingsosatisfactorilyarranged，IthinkIwillnow，mydear，’saidMrDorrit，’announce——ha——formally，toMrsGeneral——’