acknowledgewiththegreatestesteem。’MrDorritpositivelytrembledinaddressingthegreatman。
MrMerdleuttered，inhissubdued，inward，hesitatingvoice，afewsoundsthatweretonopurposewhatever；andfinallysaid，’Iamgladtoseeyou，sir。’
’Youareverykind，’saidMrDorrit。’Trulykind。’Bythistimethevisitorwasseated，andwaspassinghisgreathandoverhisexhaustedforehead。’Youarewell，Ihope，MrMerdle？’
’IamaswellasI——yes，IamaswellasIusuallyam，’saidMrMerdle。
’Youroccupationsmustbeimmense。’