Blandois  calling  to  pay  his  respects,  Mr.  Dorrit  received  him  with
affability  as  the  friend  of  Mr.  Gowan,  and  mentioned  to  him  his  idea
of  commissioning  Mr.  Gowan  to  transmit  him  to  posterity.  Blandois
highly  extolling  it,  it  occurred  to  Mr.  Dorrit  that  it  might  be  agreeable
to  Blandois  to  communicate  to  his  friend  the  great  opportunity  reserved
for  him.  Blandois  accepted  the  commission  with  his  own  free  elegance
of  manner,  and  swore  he  would  discharge  it  before  he  was  an  hour
older.  On  his  imparting  the  news  to  Gowan,  that  Master  gave  Mr.
Dorrit  to  the  Devil  with  great  liberality  some  round  dozen  of  times  (for
he  resented  patronage  almost  as  much  as  he  resented  the  want  of  it),  and
was  inclined  to  quarrel  with  his  friend  for  bringing  him  the  message.
