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Honourably accounts for Mr. Weller’s Absence, by describing a Soiree to which he was invited and wen

           Withthispermissionandthestreet-doorkey,SamWellerissuedforthalittlebeforetheappointedtime,andstrolledleisurelytowardsQueenSquare,whichhenosoonergainedthanhehadthesatisfactionofbeholdingMr.JohnSmaukerleaninghispowderedheadagainstalamp-postatashortdistanceoff,smokingacigarthroughanambertube.

           ‘Howdoyoudo,Mr.Weller?’saidMr.JohnSmauker,raisinghishatgracefullywithonehand,whilehegentlywavedtheotherinacondescendingmanner.‘Howdoyoudo,Sir?’

           ‘Why,reasonablyconwalessent,’repliedSam.‘HowdoYOUfindyourself,mydearfeller?’

           ‘Onlysoso,’saidMr.JohnSmauker.

           ‘Ah,you’vebeena-workin’toohard,’observedSam.‘Iwasfearfulyouwould;itwon’tdo,youknow;youmustnotgivewaytothat‘ereuncompromisin’spirito’yourn.’

           ‘It’snotsomuchthat,Mr.Weller,’repliedMr.JohnSmauker,‘asbadwine;I’mafraidI’vebeendissipating.’

           ‘Oh!that’sit,isit?’saidSam;‘that’sawerybadcomplaint,that.’

           ‘Andyetthetemptation,yousee,Mr.Weller,’observedMr.JohnSmauker.

           ‘Ah,tobesure,’saidSam.

           ‘Plungedintotheveryvortexofsociety,youknow,Mr.Weller,’saidMr.JohnSmauker,withasigh.

           ‘Dreadful,indeed!’rejoinedSam.

           ‘Butit’salwaystheway,’saidMr.

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