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Involving another Journey, and an Antiquarian Discovery; Recording Mr. Pickwick’s Determination to b

           Thegloomwhichhadoppressedhimonthepreviousnighthaddisappearedwiththedarkshadowswhichshroudedthelandscape,andhisthoughtsandfeelingswereaslightandgayasthemorningitself.Afteraheartybreakfast,thefourgentlemensalliedforthtowalktoGravesend,followedbyamanbearingthestoneinitsdealbox.Theyreachedthetownaboutoneo’clock(theirluggagetheyhaddirectedtobeforwardedtothecity,fromRochester),andbeingfortunateenoughtosecureplacesontheoutsideofacoach,arrivedinLondoninsoundhealthandspirits,onthatsameafternoon.

           ThenextthreeorfourdayswereoccupiedwiththepreparationswhichwerenecessaryfortheirjourneytotheboroughofEatanswill.Asanyreferencestothatmostimportantundertakingdemandsaseparatechapter,wemaydevotethefewlineswhichremainatthecloseofthis,tonarrate,withgreatbrevity,thehistoryoftheantiquariandiscovery.

           ItappearsfromtheTransactionsoftheClub,then,thatMr.PickwicklectureduponthediscoveryataGeneralClubMeeting,convenedonthenightsucceedingtheirreturn,andenteredintoavarietyofingeniousanderuditespeculationsonthemeaningoftheinscription.Italsoappearsthataskilfulartistexecutedafaithfuldelineationofthecuriosity,whichwasengravenonstone,andpresentedtotheRoyalAntiquarianSociety,andotherlearnedbodies:thatheart-burningsandjealousieswithoutnumberwerecreatedbyrivalcontroversieswhichwerepenneduponthesubject;andthatMr.

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