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

           Hehadloiteredabout,forsometime,whenhefoundhimselfinaretiredspotakindofcourtyardofvenerableappearancewhichhediscoveredhadnootheroutletthantheturningbywhichhehadentered.Hewasaboutretracinghissteps,whenhewassuddenlytransfixedtothespotbyasuddenappearance;andthemodeandmannerofthisappearance,wenowproceedtorelate.

           Mr.SamuelWellerhadbeenstaringupattheoldbrickhousesnowandthen,inhisdeepabstraction,bestowingawinkuponsomehealthy-lookingservantgirlasshedrewupablind,orthrewopenabedroomwindow,whenthegreengateofagardenatthebottomoftheyardopened,andamanhavingemergedtherefrom,closedthegreengateverycarefullyafterhim,andwalkedbrisklytowardstheveryspotwhereMr.Wellerwasstanding.

           Now,takingthis,asanisolatedfact,unaccompaniedbyanyattendantcircumstances,therewasnothingveryextraordinaryinit;becauseinmanypartsoftheworldmendocomeoutofgardens,closegreengatesafterthem,andevenwalkbrisklyaway,withoutattractinganyparticularshareofpublicobservation.Itisclear,therefore,thattheremusthavebeensomethingintheman,orinhismanner,orboth,toattractMr.Weller’sparticularnotice.Whethertherewas,ornot,wemustleavethereadertodetermine,whenwehavefaithfullyrecordedthebehaviouroftheindividualinquestion.

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