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What befell Mr. Pickwick when he got into the Fleet; what Prisoners he saw there; and how he passed

           AfterafewthoughtfulturnsinthePaintedGround,which,asitwasnowdark,wasnearlydeserted,heintimatedtoMr.Wellerthathethoughtithightimeforhimtowithdrawforthenight;requestinghimtoseekabedinsomeadjacentpublic–house,andreturnearlyinthemorning,tomakearrangementsfortheremovalofhismaster’swardrobefromtheGeorgeandVulture.ThisrequestMr.SamuelWellerpreparedtoobey,withasgoodagraceashecouldassume,butwithaveryconsiderableshowofreluctancenevertheless.Heevenwentsofarastoessaysundryineffectualhintsregardingtheexpediencyofstretchinghimselfonthegravelforthatnight;butfindingMr.Pickwickobstinatelydeaftoanysuchsuggestions,finallywithdrew.

           ThereisnodisguisingthefactthatMr.Pickwickfeltverylow-spiritedanduncomfortablenotforlackofsociety,fortheprisonwasveryfull,andabottleofwinewouldatoncehavepurchasedtheutmostgood-fellowshipofafewchoicespirits,withoutanymoreformalceremonyofintroduction;buthewasaloneinthecoarse,vulgarcrowd,andfeltthedepressionofspiritsandsinkingofheart,naturallyconsequentonthereflectionthathewascoopedandcagedup,withoutaprospectofliberation.AstotheideaofreleasinghimselfbyministeringtothesharpnessofDodson&Fogg,itneverforaninstantenteredhisthoughts.

           Inthisframeofmindheturnedagainintothecoffee-roomgallery,andwalkedslowlytoandfro.

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