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A good-humoured Christmas Chapter, containing an Account of a Wedding, and some other Sports beside:

           Wellertothefatboy,asheassistedinlayingoutsucharticlesofconsumptionashadnotbeendulyarrangedonthepreviousnight.

           Thefatboypointedtothedestinationofthepies.

           ‘Werygood,’saidSam,‘stickabito’Christmasin’em.T’otherdishopposite.There;nowwelookcompactandcomfortable,asthefathersaidvenhecuthislittleboy’sheadoff,tocurehimo’squintin’.’

           AsMr.Wellermadethecomparison,hefellbackasteportwo,togivefulleffecttoit,andsurveyedthepreparationswiththeutmostsatisfaction.

           ‘Wardle,’saidMr.Pickwick,almostassoonastheywereallseated,‘aglassofwineinhonourofthishappyoccasion!’

           ‘Ishallbedelighted,myboy,’saidWardle.‘Joedamnthatboy,he’sgonetosleep.’‘No,Iain’t,sir,’repliedthefatboy,startingupfromaremotecorner,where,likethepatronsaintoffatboystheimmortalHornerhehadbeendevouringaChristmaspie,thoughnotwiththecoolnessanddeliberationwhichcharacterisedthatyounggentleman’sproceedings.

           ‘FillMr.Pickwick’sglass.’

           ‘Yes,sir.’

           ThefatboyfilledMr.Pickwick’sglass,andthenretiredbehindhismaster’schair,fromwhencehewatchedtheplayoftheknivesandforks,andtheprogressofthechoicemorselsfromthedishestothemouthsofthecompany,withakindofdarkandgloomyjoythatwasmostimpressive.

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