shallIsaymypersonaldignity？Ladiesandgentlemen，Godblessyouall!’
Bythistime，theexceedingmortificationundergonebytheBosomhadoccasionedthewithdrawalofthegreaterpartofthecompanyintootherrooms。Thefewwhohadlingeredthuslongfollowedtherest，andLittleDorritandherfatherwerelefttotheservantsandthemselves。Dearestandmostprecioustoher，hewouldcomewithhernow，wouldhenot？Herepliedtoherfervidentreaties，thathewouldneverbeabletogetupthenarrowstairswithoutBob；wherewasBob，wouldnobodyfetchBob？UnderpretenceoflookingforBob，shegothimoutagainstthestreamofgaycompanynowpouringinfortheeveningassembly，andgothimintoacoachthathadjustsetdownitsload，andgothimhome。
ThebroadstairsofhisRomanpalacewerecontractedinhisfailingsighttothenarrowstairsofhisLondonprison；andhewouldsuffernoonebuthertotouchhim，hisbrotherexcepted。Theygothimuptohisroomwithouthelp，andlaidhimdownonhisbed。Andfromthathourhispoormaimedspirit，onlyrememberingtheplacewhereithadbrokenitswings，cancelledthedreamthroughwhichithadsincegroped，andknewofnothingbeyondtheMarshalsea。Whenheheardfootstepsinthestreet，hetookthemfortheoldwearytreadintheyards。Whenthehourcameforlockingup，hesupposedallstrangerstobeexcludedforthenight。Whenthetimeforopeningcameagain，hewassoanxioustoseeBob，thattheywerefaintopatchupanarrativehowthatBob——manyayeardeadthen，gentleturnkey——hadtakencold，buthopedtobeoutto-morrow，orthenextday，orthenextatfurthest。
Hefellawayintoaweaknesssoextremethathecouldnotraisehishand。Buthestillprotectedhisbrotheraccordingtohislongusage；andwouldsaywithsomecomplacency，fiftytimesaday，whenhesawhimstandingbyhisbed，’MygoodFrederick，sitdown。Youareveryfeebleindeed。’
TheytriedhimwithMrsGeneral，buthehadnotthefaintestknowledgeofher。Someinjurioussuspicionlodgeditselfinhisbrain，thatshewantedtosupplantMrsBangham，andthatshewasgiventodrinking。Hechargedherwithitinnomeasuredterms；