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

           Slurk,ofcourse,readtheGAZETTE;andeachgentlemanaudiblyexpressedhiscontemptattheother’scompositionsbybitterlaughsandsarcasticsniffs;whencetheyproceededtomoreopenexpressionsofopinion,suchas‘absurd,’‘wretched,’‘atrocity,’‘humbug,’‘knavery’,‘dirt,’‘filth,’‘slime,’‘ditch-water,’andothercriticalremarksofthelikenature.

           BothMr.BobSawyerandMr.BenAllenhadbeheldthesesymptomsofrivalryandhatred,withadegreeofdelightwhichimpartedgreatadditionalrelishtothecigarsatwhichtheywerepuffingmostvigorously.Themomenttheybegantoflag,themischievousMr.BobSawyer,addressingSlurkwithgreatpoliteness,said

           ‘Willyouallowmetolookatyourpaper,Sir,whenyouhavequitedonewithit?’

           ‘YouwillfindverylittletorepayyouforyourtroubleinthiscontemptibleTHING,sir,’repliedSlurk,bestowingaSatanicfrownonPott.

           ‘Youshallhavethispresently,’saidPott,lookingup,palewithrage,andquiveringinhisspeech,fromthesamecause.‘Ha!ha!youwillbeamusedwiththisFELLOW’Saudacity.’

           Terribleemphasiswaslaidupon‘thing’and‘fellow’;andthefacesofbotheditorsbegantoglowwithdefiance.

           ‘Theribaldryofthismiserablemanisdespicablydisgusting,’saidPott,pretendingtoaddressBobSawyer,andscowlinguponSlurk.Here,Mr.

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