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Showing, among a Variety of pleasant Matters, how majestic and impartial Mr. Nupkins was; and how Mr

           Muzzle,byconcealinghimselfbehindthestreetdoor,andrushingviolentlyout,attherightinstant,contrivedwithgreatdexteritytooverturnbothMr.Jingleandhisattendant,downtheflightofsteps,intotheAmericanaloetubsthatstoodbeneath.

           ‘Havingdischargedmyduty,Sir,’saidMr.PickwicktoMr.Nupkins,‘Iwill,withmyfriends,bidyoufarewell.Whilewethankyouforsuchhospitalityaswehavereceived,permitmetoassureyou,inourjointnames,thatweshouldnothaveacceptedit,orhaveconsentedtoextricateourselvesinthisway,fromourpreviousdilemma,hadwenotbeenimpelledbyastrongsenseofduty.WereturntoLondonto-morrow.Yoursecretissafewithus.’

           Havingthusenteredhisprotestagainsttheirtreatmentofthemorning,Mr.Pickwickbowedlowtotheladies,andnotwithstandingthesolicitationsofthefamily,lefttheroomwithhisfriends.

           ‘Getyourhat,Sam,’saidMr.Pickwick.

           ‘It’sbelowstairs,Sir,’saidSam,andherandownafterit.

           Now,therewasnobodyinthekitchen,buttheprettyhousemaid;andasSam’shatwasmislaid,hehadtolookforit,andtheprettyhousemaidlightedhim.Theyhadtolookallovertheplaceforthehat.Theprettyhousemaid,inheranxietytofindit,wentdownonherknees,andturnedoverallthethingsthatwereheapedtogetherinalittlecornerbythedoor.Itwasanawkwardcorner.Youcouldn’tgetatitwithoutshuttingthedoorfirst.

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