In which is given a faithful Portraiture of two distinguished Persons; and an accurate Description o

           Mr.Pickwick’sconsciencehadbeensomewhatreproachinghimforhisrecentneglectofhisfriendsatthePeacock;andhewasjustonthepointofwalkingforthinquestofthem,onthethirdmorningaftertheelectionhadterminated,whenhisfaithfulvaletputintohishandacard,onwhichwasengravedthefollowinginscription:—

           Mrs.LeoHunterTHEDEN.EATANSWILL.‘Person’sa-waitin’,’saidSam,epigrammatically.

           ‘Doesthepersonwantme,Sam?’inquiredMr.Pickwick.

           ‘Hewantsyoupartickler;andnooneelse‘lldo,asthedevil’sprivatesecretarysaidvenhefetchedavayDoctorFaustus,’repliedMr.Weller.

           ‘HE.Isitagentleman?’saidMr.Pickwick.

           ‘Awerygoodimitationo’one,ifitain’t,’repliedMr.Weller.

           ‘Butthisisalady’scard,’saidMr.Pickwick.

           ‘Givenmebyagen’l’m’n,howsoever,’repliedSam,‘andhe’sa-waitin’inthedrawing-roomsaidhe’dratherwaitallday,thannotseeyou.’

           Mr.Pickwick,onhearingthisdetermination,descendedtothedrawing-room,wheresatagraveman,whostarteduponhisentrance,andsaid,withanairofprofoundrespect:—

           ‘Mr.Pickwick,Ipresume?’

           ‘Thesame.’

           ‘Allowme,Sir,thehonourofgraspingyourhand.Permitme,Sir,toshakeit,’saidthegraveman.

           ‘Certainly,’saidMr.Pickwick.

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