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How the Pickwickians made and cultivated the Acquaintance of a Couple of nice young Men belonging to

           

           ‘Keepthepota-bilin’,Sir!’saidSam;anddownwentWardleagain,andthenMr.Pickwick,andthenSam,andthenMr.Winkle,andthenMr.BobSawyer,andthenthefatboy,andthenMr.Snodgrass,followingcloselyuponeachother’sheels,andrunningaftereachotherwithasmucheagernessasiftheirfutureprospectsinlifedependedontheirexpedition.

           Itwasthemostintenselyinterestingthing,toobservethemannerinwhichMr.Pickwickperformedhisshareintheceremony;towatchthetortureofanxietywithwhichheviewedthepersonbehind,gaininguponhimattheimminenthazardoftrippinghimup;toseehimgraduallyexpendthepainfulforcehehadputonatfirst,andturnslowlyroundontheslide,withhisfacetowardsthepointfromwhichhehadstarted;tocontemplatetheplayfulsmilewhichmantledonhisfacewhenhehadaccomplishedthedistance,andtheeagernesswithwhichheturnedroundwhenhehaddoneso,andranafterhispredecessor,hisblackgaiterstrippingpleasantlythroughthesnow,andhiseyesbeamingcheerfulnessandgladnessthroughhisspectacles.Andwhenhewasknockeddown(whichhappenedupontheaverageeverythirdround),itwasthemostinvigoratingsightthatcanpossiblybeimagined,tobeholdhimgatheruphishat,gloves,andhandkerchief,withaglowingcountenance,andresumehisstationintherank,withanardourandenthusiasmthatnothingCouldabate.

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