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He
felt
it
his
duty
to
remark
(
he
was
sure
a
gentleman
of
Mr
Sparkler
’
s
fine
sense
would
interpret
him
with
all
delicacy
)
,
that
he
could
not
consider
this
proposal
definitely
determined
on
,
until
he
should
have
had
the
privilege
of
holding
some
correspondence
with
Mr
Merdle
;
and
of
ascertaining
it
to
be
so
far
accordant
with
the
views
of
that
eminent
gentleman
as
that
his
(
Mr
Dorrit
’
s
)
daughter
would
be
received
on
that
footing
which
her
station
in
life
and
her
dowry
and
expectations
warranted
him
in
requiring
that
she
should
maintain
in
what
he
trusted
he
might
be
allowed
,
without
the
appearance
of
being
mercenary
,
to
call
the
Eye
of
the
Great
World
.
While
saying
this
,
which
his
character
as
a
gentleman
of
some
little
station
,
and
his
character
as
a
father
,
equally
demanded
of
him
,
he
would
not
be
so
diplomatic
as
to
conceal
that
the
proposal
remained
in
hopeful
abeyance
and
under
conditional
acceptance
,
and
that
he
thanked
Mr
Sparkler
for
the
compliment
rendered
to
himself
and
to
his
family
.
He
concluded
with
some
further
and
more
general
observations
on
the
—
ha
—
character
of
an
independent
gentleman
,
and
the
—
hum
—
character
of
a
possibly
too
partial
and
admiring
parent
.
To
sum
the
whole
up
shortly
,
he
received
Mr
Sparkler
’
s
offer
very
much
as
he
would
have
received
three
or
four
half
-
crowns
from
him
in
the
days
that
were
gone
.
Mr
Sparkler
,
finding
himself
stunned
by
the
words
thus
heaped
upon
his
inoffensive
head
,
made
a
brief
though
pertinent
rejoinder
;
the
same
being
neither
more
nor
less
than
that
he
had
long
perceived
Miss
Fanny
to
have
no
nonsense
about
her
,
and
that
he
had
no
doubt
of
its
being
all
right
with
his
Governor
.
At
that
point
the
object
of
his
affections
shut
him
up
like
a
box
with
a
spring
lid
,
and
sent
him
away
.
Proceeding
shortly
afterwards
to
pay
his
respects
to
the
Bosom
,
Mr
Dorrit
was
received
by
it
with
great
consideration
.
Mrs
Merdle
had
heard
of
this
affair
from
Edmund
.
She
had
been
surprised
at
first
,
because
she
had
not
thought
Edmund
a
marrying
man
.
Society
had
not
thought
Edmund
a
marrying
man
.
Still
,
of
course
she
had
seen
,
as
a
woman
(
we
women
did
instinctively
see
these
things
,
Mr
Dorrit
!
)
,
that
Edmund
had
been
immensely
captivated
by
Miss
Dorrit
,
and
she
had
openly
said
that
Mr
Dorrit
had
much
to
answer
for
in
bringing
so
charming
a
girl
abroad
to
turn
the
heads
of
his
countrymen
.
‘
Have
I
the
honour
to
conclude
,
madam
,
’
said
Mr
Dorrit
,
‘
that
the
direction
which
Mr
Sparkler
’
s
affections
have
taken
,
is
—
ha
-
approved
of
by
you
?
’
‘
I
assure
you
,
Mr
Dorrit
,
’
returned
the
lady
,
‘
that
,
personally
,
I
am
charmed
.
’
That
was
very
gratifying
to
Mr
Dorrit
.
‘
Personally
,
’
repeated
Mrs
Merdle
,
‘
charmed
.
’
This
casual
repetition
of
the
word
‘
personally
,
’
moved
Mr
Dorrit
to
express
his
hope
that
Mr
Merdle
’
s
approval
,
too
,
would
not
be
wanting
?
‘
I
cannot
,
’
said
Mrs
Merdle
,
‘
take
upon
myself
to
answer
positively
for
Mr
Merdle
;
gentlemen
,
especially
gentlemen
who
are
what
Society
calls
capitalists
,
having
their
own
ideas
of
these
matters
.
But
I
should
think
—
merely
giving
an
opinion
,
Mr
Dorrit
—
I
should
think
Mr
Merdle
would
be
upon
the
whole
,
’
here
she
held
a
review
of
herself
before
adding
at
her
leisure
,
‘
quite
charmed
.
’
