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

           Winkle,‘Ihaven’tgotanyrighttosaywhat‘Itis,fearitshouldbeawrong‘un.’

           ‘Ihavenorighttomakeanyfurtherinquiryintotheprivateaffairsofafriend,howeverintimateafriend,’saidMr.Pickwick,afterashortsilence;‘atpresentletmemerelysay,thatIdonotunderstandthisatall.There.Wehavehadquiteenoughofthesubject.’

           Thusexpressinghimself,Mr.Pickwickledtheconversationtodifferenttopics,andMr.Winklegraduallyappearedmoreatease,thoughstillveryfarfrombeingcompletelyso.Theyhadallsomuchtoconverseabout,thatthemorningveryquicklypassedaway;andwhen,atthreeo’clock,Mr.Wellerproduceduponthelittledining-table,aroastlegofmuttonandanenormousmeat-pie,withsundrydishesofvegetables,andpotsofporter,whichstooduponthechairsorthesofabedstead,orwheretheycould,everybodyfeltdisposedtodojusticetothemeal,notwithstandingthatthemeathadbeenpurchased,anddressed,andthepiemade,andbaked,attheprisoncookeryhardby.

           Tothesesucceededabottleortwoofverygoodwine,forwhichamessengerwasdespatchedbyMr.PickwicktotheHornCoffee-house,inDoctors’Commons.Thebottleortwo,indeed,mightbemoreproperlydescribedasabottleorsix,forbythetimeitwasdrunk,andteaover,thebellbegantoringforstrangerstowithdraw.

           But,ifMr.

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