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Mr. Samuel Weller, being intrusted with a Mission of Love, proceeds to execute it; with what Success

           WinklewastouchedbythislittletraitofhisdelicaterespectfortheyoungPROTEGEEofhisfriend,andtookhishandwithafeelingofregard,akintoveneration.

           ‘YouSHALLgo,’saidMr.Winkle.

           ‘Iwill,’saidMr.Pickwick.‘Sam,havemygreatcoatandshawlready,andorderaconveyancetobeatthedoorto-morrowevening,ratherearlierthanisabsolutelynecessary,inorderthatwemaybeingoodtime.’

           Mr.Wellertouchedhishat,asanearnestofhisobedience,andwithdrewtomakeallneedfulpreparationsfortheexpedition.

           Thecoachwaspunctualtothetimeappointed;andMr.Weller,afterdulyinstallingMr.PickwickandMr.Winkleinside,tookhisseatontheboxbythedriver.Theyalighted,ashadbeenagreedon,aboutaquarterofamilefromtheplaceofrendezvous,anddesiringthecoachmantoawaittheirreturn,proceededtheremainingdistanceonfoot.

           ItwasatthisstageoftheundertakingthatMr.Pickwick,withmanysmilesandvariousotherindicationsofgreatself-satisfaction,producedfromoneofhiscoatpocketsadarklantern,withwhichhehadspeciallyprovidedhimselffortheoccasion,andthegreatmechanicalbeautyofwhichheproceededtoexplaintoMr.Winkle,astheywalkedalong,tothenosmallsurpriseofthefewstragglerstheymet.

           ‘Ishouldhavebeenthebetterforsomethingofthiskind,inmylastgardenexpedition,atnight;eh,Sam?’saidMr.

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