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A pleasant Day with an unpleasant Termination

           

           CaptainBoldwigwasalittlefiercemaninastiffblackneckerchiefandbluesurtout,who,whenhedidcondescendtowalkabouthisproperty,diditincompanywithathickrattanstickwithabrassferrule,andagardenerandsub-gardenerwithmeekfaces,towhom(thegardeners,notthestick)CaptainBoldwiggavehisorderswithallduegrandeurandferocity;forCaptainBoldwig’swife’ssisterhadmarriedamarquis,andthecaptain’shousewasavilla,andhisland‘grounds,’anditwasallveryhigh,andmighty,andgreat.

           Mr.PickwickhadnotbeenasleephalfanhourwhenlittleCaptainBoldwig,followedbythetwogardeners,camestridingalongasfastashissizeandimportancewouldlethim;andwhenhecameneartheoaktree,CaptainBoldwigpausedanddrewalongbreath,andlookedattheprospectasifhethoughttheprospectoughttobehighlygratifiedathavinghimtotakenoticeofit;andthenhestruckthegroundemphaticallywithhisstick,andsummonedthehead-gardener.

           ‘Hunt,’saidCaptainBoldwig.

           ‘Yes,Sir,’saidthegardener.

           ‘Rollthisplaceto-morrowmorningdoyouhear,Hunt?’

           ‘Yes,Sir.’

           ‘Andtakecarethatyoukeepthisplaceingoodorderdoyouhear,Hunt?’

           ‘Yes,Sir.’

           ‘Andremindmetohaveaboarddoneabouttrespassers,andspringguns,andallthatsortofthing,tokeepthecommonpeopleout.

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