Посмертные записки Пиквикского клуба

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

           Everytimethisdoorwasopenedtoletapartyout,thenextpartymadeaviolentrushtogetin;and,asinadditiontothenumerousdialogueswhichpassedbetweenthegentlemenwhowerewaitingtoseethejudge,avarietyofpersonalsquabblesensuedbetweenthegreaterpartofthosewhohadseenhim,therewasasmuchnoiseascouldwellberaisedinanapartmentofsuchconfineddimensions.

           Norweretheconversationsofthesegentlementheonlysoundsthatbrokeupontheear.Standingonaboxbehindawoodenbaratanotherendoftheroomwasaclerkinspectacleswhowas‘takingtheaffidavits’;largebatchesofwhichwere,fromtimetotime,carriedintotheprivateroombyanotherclerkforthejudge’ssignature.Therewerealargenumberofattorneys’clerkstobesworn,anditbeingamoralimpossibilitytoswearthemallatonce,thestrugglesofthesegentlementoreachtheclerkinspectacles,werelikethoseofacrowdtogetinatthepitdoorofatheatrewhenGraciousMajestyhonoursitwithitspresence.Anotherfunctionary,fromtimetotime,exercisedhislungsincallingoverthenamesofthosewhohadbeensworn,forthepurposeofrestoringtothemtheiraffidavitsaftertheyhadbeensignedbythejudge,whichgaverisetoafewmorescuffles;andallthesethingsgoingonatthesametime,occasionedasmuchbustleasthemostactiveandexcitablepersoncoulddesiretobehold.

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