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In which Mr. Pickwick encounters an old Acquaintance — To which fortunate Circumstance the Reader is

           

           ‘Yes,Sir,andsupper,’addedPott.

           ‘Youdon’tsayso!’ejaculatedMr.Pickwick.

           Pottnoddedportentously.

           Now,althoughMr.Pickwickfeignedtostandaghastatthisdisclosure,hewassolittleversedinlocalpoliticsthathewasunabletoformanadequatecomprehensionoftheimportanceofthedireconspiracyitreferredto;observingwhich,Mr.Pott,drawingforththelastnumberoftheEatanswillGAZETTE,andreferringtothesame,deliveredhimselfofthefollowingparagraph:—

           HOLE–AND–CORNERBUFFERY.‘Areptilecontemporaryhasrecentlyswelteredforthhisblackvenominthevainandhopelessattemptofsullyingthefairnameofourdistinguishedandexcellentrepresentative,theHonourableMr.SlumkeythatSlumkeywhomwe,longbeforehegainedhispresentnobleandexaltedposition,predictedwouldonedaybe,ashenowis,atoncehiscountry’sbrightesthonour,andherproudestboast:alikeherbolddefenderandherhonestprideourreptilecontemporary,wesay,hasmadehimselfmerry,attheexpenseofasuperblyembossedplatedcoal-scuttle,whichhasbeenpresentedtothatgloriousmanbyhisenrapturedconstituents,andtowardsthepurchaseofwhich,thenamelesswretchinsinuates,theHonourableMr.Slumkeyhimselfcontributed,throughaconfidentialfriendofhisbutler’s,morethanthree-fourthsofthewholesumsubscribed.Why,doesnotthecrawlingcreaturesee,thatevenifthisbethefact,theHonourableMr.

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