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Mr. Weller the elder delivers some Critical Sentiments respecting Literary Composition; and, assiste

           

           ‘Notabitonit,’saidSam;‘she’llvishtherewosmore,andthat’sthegreatarto’letter-writin’.’

           ‘Well,’saidMr.Weller,‘there’ssomethin’inthat;andIwishyourmother-in-law’udonlyconductherconwersationonthesamegen-teelprinciple.Ain’tyoua-goin’tosignit?’

           ‘That’sthedifficulty,’saidSam;‘Idon’tknowwhattosignit.’

           ‘Signit"Veller",’saidtheoldestsurvivingproprietorofthatname.

           ‘Won’tdo,’saidSam.‘Neversignawalentinewithyourownname.’

           ‘Signit"Pickwick,"then,’saidMr.Weller;‘it’sawerygoodname,andaeasyonetospell.’‘Thewerything,’saidSam.‘ICOULDendwithawerse;whatdoyouthink?’

           ‘Idon’tlikeit,Sam,’rejoinedMr.Weller.‘Ineverknow’darespectablecoachmanaswrotepoetry,‘ceptone,asmadeanaffectin’copyo’wersesthenightaforehewashungforahighwayrobbery;andhewosonlyaCambervellman,soeventhat’snorule.’

           ButSamwasnottobedissuadedfromthepoeticalideathathadoccurredtohim,sohesignedtheletter

           ‘Yourlove-sickPickwick.’

           Andhavingfoldedit,inaveryintricatemanner,squeezedadownhilldirectioninonecorner:‘ToMary,Housemaid,atMr.Nupkins’s,Mayor’s,Ipswich,Suffolk’;andputitintohispocket,wafered,andreadyforthegeneralpost.

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