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Which contains a brief Account of the Progress of the Action of Bardell against Pickwick

           Bardell,‘andhere’sthechange,andIhopeyou’lltakealittledropofsomethingtokeepthecoldout,ifit’sonlyforoldacquaintance’sake,Mr.Weller.’

           Samsawtheadvantageheshouldgain,andatonceacquiesced;whereuponMrs.Bardellproduced,fromasmallcloset,ablackbottleandawine-glass;andsogreatwasherabstraction,inherdeepmentalaffliction,that,afterfillingMr.Weller’sglass,shebroughtoutthreemorewine-glasses,andfilledthemtoo.

           ‘Lauk,Mrs.Bardell,’saidMrs.Cluppins,‘seewhatyou’vebeenanddone!’

           ‘Well,thatisagoodone!’ejaculatedMrs.Sanders.

           ‘Ah,mypoorhead!’saidMrs.Bardell,withafaintsmile.

           Samunderstoodallthis,ofcourse,sohesaidatonce,thathenevercoulddrinkbeforesupper,unlessaladydrankwithhim.Agreatdealoflaughterensued,andMrs.Sandersvolunteeredtohumourhim,soshetookaslightsipoutofherglass.ThenSamsaiditmustgoallround,sotheyalltookaslightsip.ThenlittleMrs.Cluppinsproposedasatoast,‘SuccesstoBardellaginPickwick’;andthentheladiesemptiedtheirglassesinhonourofthesentiment,andgotverytalkativedirectly.

           ‘Isupposeyou’veheardwhat’sgoingforward,Mr.Weller?’saidMrs.Bardell.

           ‘I’veheerdsomethin’onit,’repliedSam.

           ‘It’saterriblethingtobedraggedbeforethepublic,inthatway,Mr.Weller,’saidMrs.

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