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

           

           ‘YoucangototheFleet,mydearSir,ifyou’redeterminedtogosomewhere,’saidPerker.

           ‘That’lldo,’saidMr.Pickwick.‘I’llgotheredirectlyIhavefinishedmybreakfast.’

           ‘Stop,stop,mydearSir;nottheleastoccasionforbeinginsuchaviolenthurrytogetintoaplacethatmostothermenareaseagertogetoutof,’saidthegood-naturedlittleattorney.‘Wemusthaveahabeas-corpus.There’llbenojudgeatchamberstillfouro’clockthisafternoon.Youmustwaittillthen.’

           ‘Verygood,’saidMr.Pickwick,withunmovedpatience.‘Thenwewillhaveachophere,attwo.Seeaboutit,Sam,andtellthemtobepunctual.’

           Mr.Pickwickremainingfirm,despitealltheremonstrancesandargumentsofPerker,thechopsappearedanddisappearedinduecourse;hewasthenputintoanotherhackneycoach,andcarriedofftoChanceryLane,afterwaitinghalfanhourorsoforMr.Namby,whohadaselectdinner-partyandcouldonnoaccountbedisturbedbefore.

           ThereweretwojudgesinattendanceatSerjeant’sInnoneKing’sBench,andoneCommonPleasandagreatdealofbusinessappearedtobetransactingbeforethem,ifthenumberoflawyer’sclerkswhowerehurryinginandoutwithbundlesofpapers,affordedanytest.Whentheyreachedthelowarchwaywhichformstheentrancetotheinn,Perkerwasdetainedafewmomentsparlayingwiththecoachmanaboutthefareandthechange;andMr.

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