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Describes, far more fully than the Court Newsman ever did, a Bachelor’s Party, given by Mr. Bob Sawy

           ‘MissisRaddlesaidyouwarn’ttohavenone.’

           Thesurprisedepictedonthecountenancesofhisguestsimpartednewcouragetothehost.

           ‘Bringupthewarmwaterinstantlyinstantly!’saidMr.BobSawyer,withdesperatesternness.

           ‘No.Ican’t,’repliedthegirl;‘MissisRaddlerakedoutthekitchenfireaforeshewenttobed,andlockedupthekittle.’

           ‘Oh,nevermind;nevermind.Praydon’tdisturbyourselfaboutsuchatrifle,’saidMr.Pickwick,observingtheconflictofBobSawyer’spassions,asdepictedinhiscountenance,‘coldwaterwilldoverywell.’

           ‘Oh,admirably,’saidMr.BenjaminAllen.

           ‘Mylandladyissubjecttosomeslightattacksofmentalderangement,’remarkedBobSawyer,withaghastlysmile;‘IfearImustgiveherwarning.’

           ‘No,don’t,’saidBenAllen.

           ‘IfearImust,’saidBob,withheroicfirmness.‘I’llpayherwhatIoweher,andgiveherwarningto-morrowmorning.’Poorfellow!howdevoutlyhewishedhecould!

           Mr.BobSawyer’sheart-sickeningattemptstorallyunderthislastblow,communicatedadispiritinginfluencetothecompany,thegreaterpartofwhom,withtheviewofraisingtheirspirits,attachedthemselveswithextracordialitytothecoldbrandy-and-water,thefirstperceptibleeffectsofwhichweredisplayedinarenewalofhostilitiesbetweenthescorbuticyouthandthegentlemanintheshirt.

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