’Withamillionthanks，’saidshe，’andmyaddressuponmycardincaseofanythingtobecommunicatedpersonally，Iwillnotsendmylovetothedearlittlethingforitmightnotbeacceptable，andindeedthereisnodearlittlethingleftinthetransformationsowhydoitbutbothmyselfandMrF。’sAunteverwishherwellandlaynoclaimtoanyfavouronoursideyoumaybesureofthatbutquitetheotherwayforwhatsheundertooktodoshedidandthatismorethanagreatmanyofusdo，nottosayanythingofherdoingitasWellasitcouldbedoneandImyselfamoneofthemforIhavesaideversinceIbegantorecovertheblowofMrF’sdeaththatIwouldlearntheOrganofwhichIamextremelyfondbutofwhichIamashamedtosayIdonotyetknowanote，goodevening!’
WhenMrDorrit，whoattendedhertotheroom-door，hadhadalittletimetocollecthissenses，hefoundthattheinterviewhadsummonedbackdiscardedreminiscenceswhichjarredwiththeMerdledinner-table。Hewroteandsentoffabriefnoteexcusinghimselfforthatday，andordereddinnerpresentlyinhisownroomsatthehotel。Hehadanotherreasonforthis。HistimeinLondonwasverynearlyout，andwasanticipatedbyengagements；hisplansweremadeforreturning；andhethoughtitbehovedhisimportancetopursuesomedirectinquiryintotheBlandoisdisappearance，andbeinaconditiontocarrybacktoMrHenryGowantheresultofhisownpersonalinvestigation。Hethereforeresolvedthathewouldtakeadvantageofthatevening’sfreedomtogodowntoClennamandCo。’s，easilytobefoundbythedirectionsetforthinthehandbill；andseetheplace，andaskaquestionortwotherehimself。
HavingdinedasplainlyastheestablishmentandtheCourierwouldlethim，andhavingtakenashortsleepbythefireforhisbetterrecoveryfromMrsFinching，hesetoutinahackney-cabrioletalone。ThedeepbellofStPaul’swasstrikingnineashepassedundertheshadowofTempleBar，headlessandforlorninthesedegeneratedays。
Asheapproachedhisdestinationthroughtheby-streetsandwater-
sideways，thatpartofLondonseemedtohimanuglierspotatsuchanhourthanhehadeversupposedittobe。Manylongyearshadpassedsincehehadseenit；hehadneverknownmuchofit；anditworeamysteriousanddismalaspectinhiseyes。Sopowerfullywashisimaginationimpressedbyit，thatwhenhisdriverstopped，afterhavingaskedthewaymorethanonce，andsaidtothebestofhisbeliefthiswasthegatewaytheywanted，MrDorritstoodhesitating，withthecoach-doorinhishand，halfafraidofthedarklookoftheplace。