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In which Mr. Samuel Weller begins to devote his Energies to the Return Match between himself and Mr.

           Overthis,hemountedalongwaistcoatofabroadpink-stripedpattern,andoverthatagain,awide-skirtedgreencoat,ornamentedwithlargebrassbuttons,whereofthetwowhichgarnishedthewaist,weresofarapart,thatnomanhadeverbeheldthembothatthesametime.Hishair,whichwasshort,sleek,andblack,wasjustvisiblebeneaththecapaciousbrimofalow-crownedbrownhat.Hislegswereencasedinknee-cordbreeches,andpaintedtop-boots;andacopperwatch-chain,terminatinginoneseal,andakeyofthesamematerial,dangledlooselyfromhiscapaciouswaistband.

           WehavesaidthatMr.WellerwasengagedinpreparingforhisjourneytoLondonhewastakingsustenance,infact.Onthetablebeforehim,stoodapotofale,acoldroundofbeef,andaveryrespectable-lookingloaf,toeachofwhichhedistributedhisfavoursinturn,withthemostrigidimpartiality.Hehadjustcutamightyslicefromthelatter,whenthefootstepsofsomebodyenteringtheroom,causedhimtoraisehishead;andhebeheldhisson.

           ‘Mornin’,Sammy!’saidthefather.

           Thesonwalkeduptothepotofale,andnoddingsignificantlytohisparent,tookalongdraughtbywayofreply.

           ‘Werygoodpowero’suction,Sammy,’saidMr.Wellertheelder,lookingintothepot,whenhisfirst-bornhadsetitdownhalfempty.‘You’dha’madeanuncommonfineoyster,Sammy,ifyou’dbeenborninthatstationo’life.

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