Comprising a brief Description of the Company at the Peacock assembled; and a Tale told by a Bagman

           Itispleasanttoturnfromcontemplatingthestrifeandturmoilofpoliticalexistence,tothepeacefulreposeofprivatelife.Althoughinrealitynogreatpartisanofeitherside,Mr.PickwickwassufficientlyfiredwithMr.Pott’senthusiasm,toapplyhiswholetimeandattentiontotheproceedings,ofwhichthelastchapteraffordsadescriptioncompiledfromhisownmemoranda.NorwhilehewasthusoccupiedwasMr.Winkleidle,hiswholetimebeingdevotedtopleasantwalksandshortcountryexcursionswithMrs.Pott,whoneverfailed,whensuchanopportunitypresenteditself,toseeksomerelieffromthetediousmonotonyshesoconstantlycomplainedof.Thetwogentlemenbeingthuscompletelydomesticatedintheeditor’shouse,Mr.TupmanandMr.Snodgrasswereinagreatmeasurecastupontheirownresources.Takingbutlittleinterestinpublicaffairs,theybeguiledtheirtimechieflywithsuchamusementsasthePeacockafforded,whichwerelimitedtoabagatelle-boardinthefirstfloor,andasequesteredskittle-groundinthebackyard.Inthescienceandnicetyofboththeserecreations,whicharefarmoreabstrusethanordinarymensuppose,theyweregraduallyinitiatedbyMr.Weller,whopossessedaperfectknowledgeofsuchpastimes.Thus,notwithstandingthattheywereinagreatmeasuredeprivedofthecomfortandadvantageofMr.Pickwick’ssociety,theywerestillenabledtobeguilethetime,andtopreventitshangingheavilyontheirhands.

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