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Some Account of Eatanswill; of the State of Parties therein; and of the Election of a Member to serv

           I’llreadyou,’addedtheeditor,turningtoMr.Pickwick‘I’lljustreadyouafewoftheleadersIwroteatthattimeupontheBuffjobofappointinganewtollmantotheturnpikehere;Iratherthinkthey’llamuseyou.’

           ‘Ishouldliketohearthemverymuchindeed,’saidMr.Pickwick.

           Upcamethefile,anddownsattheeditor,withMr.Pickwickathisside.

           WehaveinvainporedovertheleavesofMr.Pickwick’snote-book,inthehopeofmeetingwithageneralsummaryofthesebeautifulcompositions.Wehaveeveryreasontobelievethathewasperfectlyenrapturedwiththevigourandfreshnessofthestyle;indeedMr.Winklehasrecordedthefactthathiseyeswereclosed,asifwithexcessofpleasure,duringthewholetimeoftheirperusal.

           Theannouncementofsupperputastopbothtothegameofecarte,andtherecapitulationofthebeautiesoftheEatanswillGAZETTE.Mrs.Pottwasinthehighestspiritsandthemostagreeablehumour.Mr.Winklehadalreadymadeconsiderableprogressinhergoodopinion,andshedidnothesitatetoinformhim,confidentially,thatMr.Pickwickwas‘adelightfulolddear.’Thesetermsconveyafamiliarityofexpression,inwhichfewofthosewhowereintimatelyacquaintedwiththatcolossal-mindedman,wouldhavepresumedtoindulge.

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