For a moment the circle of light was broken, and something gave Peter a loving little pinch.

Mr Dombey's cup of satisfaction was so full at this moment, however, that he felt he could afford a drop or two of its contents, even to sprinkle on the dust in the by path of his little daughter.

‘The process was not easy, but each ounce of effort and each moment of frustration and struggle pushed the internal construction project another little step, ’ David Brooks continues.