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Too full of Adventure to be briefly described

           Pickwicksatdowninthecloset,beneathagroveofsandwich-bags,andawaitedthereturnofthemessengers,withallthephilosophyandfortitudehecouldsummontohisaid.

           Anhourandahalfelapsedbeforetheycameback,andwhentheydidcome,Mr.Pickwickrecognised,inadditiontothevoiceofMr.SamuelWeller,twoothervoices,thetonesofwhichstruckfamiliarlyonhisear;butwhosetheywere,hecouldnotforthelifeofhimcalltomind.

           Averybriefconversationensued.Thedoorwasunlocked.Mr.Pickwicksteppedoutofthecloset,andfoundhimselfinthepresenceofthewholeestablishmentofWestgateHouse,MrSamuelWeller,andoldWardle,andhisdestinedson-in-law,Mr.Trundle!

           ‘Mydearfriend,’saidMr.Pickwick,runningforwardandgraspingWardle’shand,‘mydearfriend,pray,forHeaven’ssake,explaintothisladytheunfortunateanddreadfulsituationinwhichIamplaced.Youmusthavehearditfrommyservant;say,atallevents,mydearfellow,thatIamneitherarobbernoramadman.’

           ‘Ihavesaidso,mydearfriend.Ihavesaidsoalready,’repliedMr.Wardle,shakingtherighthandofhisfriend,whileMr.Trundleshooktheleft.‘Andwhoeversays,orhassaid,heis,’interposedMr.Weller,steppingforward,‘saysthatwhichisnotthetruth,butsofarfromit,onthecontrary,quitetherewerse.

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