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Is chiefly devoted to Matters of Business, and the temporal Advantage of Dodson and Fogg — Mr. Winkl

           Pell,withanauthoritytodelivertothebearertheformaldischargewhichhisprudentparenthadhadtheforesighttoleaveinthehandsofthatlearnedgentleman,incaseitshouldbe,atanytime,requiredonanemergency;hisnextproceedingwas,toinvesthiswholestockofready-moneyinthepurchaseoffive-and-twentygallonsofmildporter,whichhehimselfdispensedontheracket-groundtoeverybodywhowouldpartakeofit;thisdone,hehurra’dindiverspartsofthebuildinguntilhelosthisvoice,andthenquietlyrelapsedintohisusualcollectedandphilosophicalcondition.

           Atthreeo’clockthatafternoon,Mr.Pickwicktookalastlookathislittleroom,andmadehisway,aswellashecould,throughthethrongofdebtorswhopressedeagerlyforwardtoshakehimbythehand,untilhereachedthelodgesteps.Heturnedhere,tolookabouthim,andhiseyelightenedashedidso.Inallthecrowdofwan,emaciatedfaces,hesawnotonewhichwasnothappierforhissympathyandcharity.

           ‘Perker,’saidMr.Pickwick,beckoningoneyoungmantowardshim,‘thisisMr.Jingle,whomIspoketoyouabout.’

           ‘Verygood,mydearSir,’repliedPerker,lookinghardatJingle.‘Youwillseemeagain,youngman,to-morrow.Ihopeyoumaylivetorememberandfeeldeeply,whatIshallhavetocommunicate,Sir.’

           Jinglebowedrespectfully,trembledverymuchashetookMr.Pickwick’sprofferedhand,andwithdrew.

           ‘Jobyouknow,Ithink?’saidMr.

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