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Mr. Weller the elder delivers some Critical Sentiments respecting Literary Composition; and, assiste

           Wellerturned,andbeganwendinghiswaytowardsLeadenhallMarket,throughavarietyofby-streetsandcourts.Ashewassaunteringawayhissparetime,andstoppedtolookatalmosteveryobjectthatmethisgaze,itisbynomeanssurprisingthatMr.Wellershouldhavepausedbeforeasmallstationer’sandprint-seller’swindow;butwithoutfurtherexplanationitdoesappearsurprisingthathiseyesshouldhavenosoonerrestedoncertainpictureswhichwereexposedforsaletherein,thanhegaveasuddenstart,smotehisrightlegwithgreatvehemence,andexclaimed,withenergy,‘ifithadn’tbeenforthis,Ishouldha’forgotallaboutit,tillitwastoolate!’

           TheparticularpictureonwhichSamWeller’seyeswerefixed,ashesaidthis,wasahighly-colouredrepresentationofacoupleofhumanheartsskeweredtogetherwithanarrow,cookingbeforeacheerfulfire,whileamaleandfemalecannibalinmodernattire,thegentlemanbeingcladinabluecoatandwhitetrousers,andtheladyinadeepredpelissewithaparasolofthesame,wereapproachingthemealwithhungryeyes,upaserpentinegravelpathleadingthereunto.

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