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Treats of divers little Matters which occurred in the Fleet, and of Mr. Winkle’s mysterious Behaviou

           

           ‘Dearme!’exclaimedMr.Pickwick.

           ‘Yes,’addedMr.Smangle;‘andifhe’dthepowerofraisinghimagain,hewould,intwomonthsandthreedaysfromthistime,torenewthebill!’

           ‘Thoseareveryremarkabletraits,’saidMr.Pickwick;‘butI’mafraidthatwhilewearetalkinghere,myfriendsmaybeinastateofgreatperplexityatnotfindingme.’

           ‘I’llshow’emtheway,’saidSmangle,makingforthedoor.‘Good-day.Iwon’tdisturbyouwhilethey’rehere,youknow.Bythebye

           AsSmanglepronouncedthelastthreewords,hestoppedsuddenly,reclosedthedoorwhichhehadopened,and,walkingsoftlybacktoMr.Pickwick,steppedcloseuptohimontiptoe,andsaid,inaverysoftwhisper

           ‘Youcouldn’tmakeitconvenienttolendmehalf-a-crowntillthelatterendofnextweek,couldyou?’

           Mr.Pickwickcouldscarcelyforbearsmiling,butmanagingtopreservehisgravity,hedrewforththecoin,andplaceditinMr.Smangle’spalm;uponwhich,thatgentleman,withmanynodsandwinks,implyingprofoundmystery,disappearedinquestofthethreestrangers,withwhomhepresentlyreturned;andhavingcoughedthrice,andnoddedasmanytimes,asanassurancetoMr.Pickwickthathewouldnotforgettopay,heshookhandsallround,inanengagingmanner,andatlengthtookhimselfoff.

           ‘Mydearfriends,’saidMr.Pickwick,shakinghandsalternatelywithMr.

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