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Introduces Mr. Pickwick to a new and not uninteresting Scene in the great Drama of Life

           

           ‘You’vegotsomespiritaboutyou,youhave,’saidPrice.‘You’veseensomethingoflife.’

           ‘IratherthinkIhave!’repliedtheboy.Hehadlookedatitthroughthedirtypanesofglassinabardoor.

           Mr.Pickwick,feelingnotalittledisgustedwiththisdialogue,aswellaswiththeairandmannerofthetwobeingsbywhomithadbeencarriedon,wasabouttoinquirewhetherhecouldnotbeaccommodatedwithaprivatesitting-room,whentwoorthreestrangersofgenteelappearanceentered,atsightofwhomtheboythrewhiscigarintothefire,andwhisperingtoMr.Pricethattheyhadcometo‘makeitallright’forhim,joinedthematatableinthefartherendoftheroom.

           Itwouldappear,however,thatmatterswerenotgoingtobemadeallrightquitesospeedilyastheyounggentlemananticipated;foraverylongconversationensued,ofwhichMr.Pickwickcouldnotavoidhearingcertainangryfragmentsregardingdissoluteconduct,andrepeatedforgiveness.Atlast,therewereverydistinctallusionsmadebytheoldestgentlemanofthepartytooneWhitecrossStreet,atwhichtheyounggentleman,notwithstandinghisprimenessandhisspirit,andhisknowledgeoflifeintothebargain,reclinedhisheaduponthetable,andhowleddismally.

           Verymuchsatisfiedwiththissuddenbringingdownoftheyouth’svalour,andthiseffectualloweringofhistone,Mr.

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