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Showing, among a Variety of pleasant Matters, how majestic and impartial Mr. Nupkins was; and how Mr

           

           Asthenarrativeproceeded,allthewarmbloodinthebodyofMr.Nupkinstingledupintotheverytipsofhisears.Hehadpickedupthecaptainataneighbouringrace-course.Charmedwithhislonglistofaristocraticacquaintance,hisextensivetravel,andhisfashionabledemeanour,Mrs.NupkinsandMissNupkinshadexhibitedCaptainFitz–Marshall,andquotedCaptainFitz–Marshall,andhurledCaptainFitz–Marshallatthedevotedheadsoftheirselectcircleofacquaintance,untiltheirbosomfriends,Mrs.PorkenhamandtheMissesPorkenhams,andMr.SidneyPorkenham,werereadytoburstwithjealousyanddespair.Andnow,tohear,afterall,thathewasaneedyadventurer,astrollingplayer,andifnotaswindler,somethingsoverylikeit,thatitwashardtotellthedifference!Heavens!whatwouldthePorkenhamssay!WhatwouldbethetriumphofMr.SidneyPorkenhamwhenhefoundthathisaddresseshadbeenslightedforsucharival!Howshouldhe,Nupkins,meettheeyeofoldPorkenhamatthenextquarter-sessions!Andwhatahandlewoulditbefortheoppositionmagisterialpartyifthestorygotabroad!

           ‘Butafterall,’saidMr.Nupkins,brighteningforamoment,afteralongpause;‘afterall,thisisamerestatement.CaptainFitz–Marshallisamanofveryengagingmanners,and,Idaresay,hasmanyenemies.Whatproofhaveyouofthetruthoftheserepresentations?’

           ‘Confrontmewithhim,’saidMr.Pickwick,‘thatisallIask,andallIrequire.

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