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A short one — Showing, among other Matters, how Mr. Pickwick undertook to drive, and Mr. Winkle to r

           

           Itwaslateintheafternoonwhenthefourfriendsandtheirfour-footedcompanionturnedintothelaneleadingtoManorFarm;andevenwhentheyweresoneartheirplaceofdestination,thepleasuretheywouldotherwisehaveexperiencedwasmateriallydampedastheyreflectedonthesingularityoftheirappearance,andtheabsurdityoftheirsituation.Tornclothes,laceratedfaces,dustyshoes,exhaustedlooks,and,aboveall,thehorse.Oh,howMr.Pickwickcursedthathorse:hehadeyedthenobleanimalfromtimetotimewithlooksexpressiveofhatredandrevenge;morethanoncehehadcalculatedtheprobableamountoftheexpensehewouldincurbycuttinghisthroat;andnowthetemptationtodestroyhim,ortocasthimlooseupontheworld,rusheduponhismindwithtenfoldforce.Hewasrousedfromameditationonthesedireimaginingsbythesuddenappearanceoftwofiguresataturnofthelane.ItwasMr.Wardle,andhisfaithfulattendant,thefatboy.

           ‘Why,wherehaveyoubeen?’saidthehospitableoldgentleman;‘I’vebeenwaitingforyouallday.Well,youDOlooktired.What!Scratches!Nothurt,Ihopeeh?Well,IAMgladtohearthatvery.Soyou’vebeenspilt,eh?Nevermind.Commonaccidentintheseparts.Joehe’sasleepagain!Joe,takethathorsefromthegentlemen,andleaditintothestable.

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