Посмертные записки Пиквикского клуба

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

           Onthesideboardavarietyofmiscellaneousarticleswerehuddledtogether,themostconspicuousofwhichweresomeverycloudyfish-saucecruets,acoupleofdriving-boxes,twoorthreewhips,andasmanytravellingshawls,atrayofknivesandforks,andthemustard.

           HereitwasthatMr.TupmanandMr.Snodgrasswereseatedontheeveningaftertheconclusionoftheelection,withseveralothertemporaryinmatesofthehouse,smokinganddrinking.

           ‘Well,gents,’saidastout,halepersonageofaboutforty,withonlyoneeyeaverybrightblackeye,whichtwinkledwitharoguishexpressionoffunandgood-humour,‘ournobleselves,gents.Ialwaysproposethattoasttothecompany,anddrinkMarytomyself.Eh,Mary!’

           ‘Getalongwithyou,youwretch,’saidthehand-maiden,obviouslynotill-pleasedwiththecompliment,however.

           ‘Don’tgoaway,Mary,’saidtheblack-eyedman.

           ‘Letmealone,imperence,’saidtheyounglady.

           ‘Nevermind,’saidtheone-eyedman,callingafterthegirlasshelefttheroom.‘I’llstepoutbyandby,Mary.Keepyourspiritsup,dear.’Herehewentthroughthenotverydifficultprocessofwinkinguponthecompanywithhissolitaryeye,totheenthusiasticdelightofanelderlypersonagewithadirtyfaceandaclaypipe.

           ‘Rumcreetersiswomen,’saidthedirty-facedman,afterapause.

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