Is wholly devoted to a full and faithful Report of the memorable Trial of Bardell against Pickwick

           ‘Iwonderwhattheforemanofthejury,whoeverhe’llbe,hasgotforbreakfast,’saidMr.Snodgrass,bywayofkeepingupaconversationontheeventfulmorningofthefourteenthofFebruary.

           ‘Ah!’saidPerker,‘Ihopehe’sgotagoodone.’‘Whyso?’inquiredMr.Pickwick.

           ‘Highlyimportantveryimportant,mydearSir,’repliedPerker.‘Agood,contented,well-breakfastedjurymanisacapitalthingtogetholdof.Discontentedorhungryjurymen,mydearsir,alwaysfindfortheplaintiff.’

           ‘Blessmyheart,’saidMr.Pickwick,lookingveryblank,‘whatdotheydothatfor?’

           ‘Why,Idon’tknow,’repliedthelittlemancoolly;‘savestime,Isuppose.Ifit’sneardinner-time,theforemantakesouthiswatchwhenthejuryhasretired,andsays,"Dearme,gentlemen,tenminutestofive,Ideclare!Idineatfive,gentlemen.""SodoI,"sayseverybodyelse,excepttwomenwhooughttohavedinedatthreeandseemmorethanhalfdisposedtostandoutinconsequence.Theforemansmiles,andputsuphiswatch:—"Well,gentlemen,whatdowesay,plaintiffordefendant,gentlemen?Iratherthink,sofarasIamconcerned,gentlemenIsay,Iratherthinkbutdon’tletthatinfluenceyouIRATHERthinktheplaintiff’stheman."Uponthis,twoorthreeothermenaresuretosaythattheythinksotooasofcoursetheydo;andthentheygetonveryunanimouslyandcomfortably.

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