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

           Pott,comfortablyseatedinacoupleofchairs,wavingtheirhandkerchiefsintokenofrecognitionacomplimentwhichMr.Pickwickreturnedbykissinghishandtothelady.

           Theproceedingshadnotyetcommenced;andasaninactivecrowdisgenerallydisposedtobejocose,thisveryinnocentactionwassufficienttoawakentheirfacetiousness.

           ‘Oh,youwickedoldrascal,’criedonevoice,‘lookingarterthegirls,areyou?’

           ‘Oh,youwenerablesinner,’criedanother.

           ‘Puttingonhisspectaclestolookatamarried‘ooman!’saidathird.

           ‘Iseehima-winkin’ather,withhiswickedoldeye,’shoutedafourth.

           ‘Lookarteryourwife,Pott,’bellowedafifthandthentherewasaroaroflaughter.

           AsthesetauntswereaccompaniedwithinvidiouscomparisonsbetweenMr.Pickwickandanagedram,andseveralwitticismsofthelikenature;andastheymoreoverrathertendedtoconveyreflectionsuponthehonourofaninnocentlady,Mr.Pickwick’sindignationwasexcessive;butassilencewasproclaimedatthemoment,hecontentedhimselfbyscorchingthemobwithalookofpityfortheirmisguidedminds,atwhichtheylaughedmoreboisterouslythanever.

           ‘Silence!’roaredthemayor’sattendants.

           ‘Whiffin,proclaimsilence,’saidthemayor,withanairofpompbefittinghisloftystation.

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