MrFlintwinchwasthefirsttostir。’Affery，mywoman，’saidhe，sidlingatherwithhisfistsclenched，andhiselbowsquiveringwithimpatiencetoshakeher，’youareatyouroldtricks。You’llbewalkinginyoursleepnext，mywoman，andplayingthewholeroundofyourdistemperedantics。Youmusthavesomephysic。WhenIhaveshownthisgentlemanout，I’llmakeyouupsuchacomfortabledose，mywoman；suchacomfortabledose!’
ItdidnotappearaltogethercomfortableinexpectationtoMistressAffery；butJeremiah，withoutfurtherreferencetohishealingmedicine，tookanothercandlefromMrsClennam’stable，andsaid，’Now，sir；shallIlightyoudown？’
MrDorritprofessedhimselfobliged，andwentdown。MrFlintwinchshuthimout，andchainedhimout，withoutamoment’slossoftime。
Hewasagainpassedbythetwomen，onegoingoutandtheothercomingin；gotintothevehiclehehadleftwaiting，andwasdrivenaway。
Beforehehadgonefar，thedriverstoppedtolethimknowthathehadgivenhisname，number，andaddresstothetwomen，ontheirjointrequisition；andalsotheaddressatwhichhehadtakenMrDorritup，thehouratwhichhehadbeencalledfromhisstandandthewaybywhichhehadcome。Thisdidnotmakethenight’sadventurerunanylesshotlyinMrDorrit’smind，eitherwhenhesatdownbyhisfireagain，orwhenhewenttobed。Allnighthehauntedthedismalhouse，sawthetwopeopleresolutelywaiting，heardthewomanwithherapronoverherfacecryoutaboutthenoise，andfoundthebodyofthemissingBlandois，nowburiedinthecellar，andnowbrickedupinawall。