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Descriptive of an affecting Interview between Mr. Samuel Weller and a Family Party. Mr. Pickwick mak

           JobTrotterbrieflyexplainedhere,thatallpersons,beingprohibitedunderheavypenaltiesfromconveyingspiritsintodebtors’prisons,andsuchcommoditiesbeinghighlyprizedbytheladiesandgentlemenconfinedtherein,ithadoccurredtosomespeculativeturnkeytoconnive,forcertainlucrativeconsiderations,attwoorthreeprisonersretailingthefavouritearticleofgin,fortheirownprofitandadvantage.

           ‘Thisplan,yousee,Sir,hasbeengraduallyintroducedintoalltheprisonsfordebt,’saidMr.Trotter.

           ‘Andithasthiswerygreatadvantage,’saidSam,‘thattheturnkeystakeswerygoodcaretoseizeholdo’ev’rybodybutthemaspays’em,thatattemptsthewillainy,andwenitgetsinthepapersthey’reapplaudedfortheirwigilance;soitcutstwowaysfrightensotherpeoplefromthetrade,andelewatestheirowncharacters.’

           ‘Exactlyso,Mr.Weller,’observedJob.

           ‘Well,butaretheseroomsneversearchedtoascertainwhetheranyspiritsareconcealedinthem?’saidMr.Pickwick.

           ‘Cert’nlytheyare,Sir,’repliedSam;‘buttheturnkeysknowsbeforehand,andgivesthewordtothewistlers,andyoumaywistleforitwenyougotolook.’

           Bythistime,Jobhadtappedatadoor,whichwasopenedbyagentlemanwithanuncombedhead,whobolteditafterthemwhentheyhadwalkedin,andgrinned;uponwhichJobgrinned,andSamalso;whereuponMr.

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