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Samuel Weller makes a Pilgrimage to Dorking, and beholds his Mother-in-law

           Stigginswaseasilyprevailedontotakeanotherglassofthehotpine-applerum-and-water,andasecond,andathird,andthentorefreshhimselfwithaslightsupper,previoustobeginningagain.HesatonthesamesideasMr.Weller,senior;andeverytimehecouldcontrivetodoso,unseenbyhiswife,thatgentlemanindicatedtohissonthehiddenemotionsofhisbosom,byshakinghisfistoverthedeputy-shepherd’shead;aprocesswhichaffordedhissonthemostunmingleddelightandsatisfaction,themoreespeciallyasMr.Stigginswenton,quietlydrinkingthehotpine-applerum-and-water,whollyunconsciousofwhatwasgoingforward.

           ThemajorpartoftheconversationwasconfinedtoMrs.WellerandthereverendMr.Stiggins;andthetopicsprincipallydescantedon,werethevirtuesoftheshepherd,theworthinessofhisflock,andthehighcrimesandmisdemeanoursofeverybodybesidedissertationswhichtheelderMr.Welleroccasionallyinterruptedbyhalf-suppressedreferencestoagentlemanofthenameofWalker,andotherrunningcommentariesofthesamekind.

           AtlengthMr.Stiggins,withseveralmostindubitablesymptomsofhavingquiteasmuchpine-applerum-and-waterabouthimashecouldcomfortablyaccommodate,tookhishat,andhisleave;andSamwas,immediatelyafterwards,showntobedbyhisfather.Therespectableoldgentlemanwrunghishandfervently,andseemeddisposedtoaddresssomeobservationtohisson;butonMrs.

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