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Some Account of Eatanswill; of the State of Parties therein; and of the Election of a Member to serv

           

           ‘TowhichIhavereasontoknow,’saidPott,lookingtowardsMr.Perkerforcorroboration—‘towhichIhavereasontoknowthatmyarticleoflastSaturdayinsomedegreecontributed.’

           ‘Nottheleastdoubtofit,’saidthelittleman.

           ‘Thepressisamightyengine,sir,’saidPott.

           Mr.Pickwickyieldedhisfullestassenttotheproposition.

           ‘ButItrust,sir,’saidPott,‘thatIhaveneverabusedtheenormouspowerIwield.Itrust,sir,thatIhaveneverpointedthenobleinstrumentwhichisplacedinmyhands,againstthesacredbosomofprivatelife,orthetenderbreastofindividualreputation;Itrust,sir,thatIhavedevotedmyenergiestotoendeavourshumbletheymaybe,humbleIknowtheyaretoinstilthoseprinciplesofwhichare—’

           HeretheeditoroftheEatanswillGAZETTE,appearingtoramble,Mr.Pickwickcametohisrelief,andsaid

           ‘Certainly.’

           ‘Andwhat,Sir,’saidPott—‘what,Sir,letmeaskyouasanimpartialman,isthestateofthepublicmindinLondon,withreferencetomycontestwiththeINDEPENDENT?’

           ‘Greatlyexcited,nodoubt,’interposedMr.Perker,withalookofslynesswhichwasverylikelyaccidental.

           ‘Thecontest,’saidPott,‘shallbeprolongedsolongasIhavehealthandstrength,andthatportionoftalentwithwhichIamgifted.

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