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A short one — Showing, among other Matters, how Mr. Pickwick undertook to drive, and Mr. Winkle to r

           Pickwick,astheystooduponthepavementwhilethecoatswerebeingputin.‘Blessmysoul!who’stodrive?Ineverthoughtofthat.’

           ‘Oh!you,ofcourse,’saidMr.Tupman.

           ‘Ofcourse,’saidMr.Snodgrass.

           ‘I!’exclaimedMr.Pickwick.

           ‘Nottheslightestfear,Sir,’interposedthehostler.‘Warranthimquiet,Sir;ahinfantinarmsmightdrivehim.’

           ‘Hedon’tshy,doeshe?’inquiredMr.Pickwick.

           ‘Shy,sir?-hewouldn’tshyifhewastomeetavagin-loadofmonkeyswiththeirtailsburnedoff.’

           Thelastrecommendationwasindisputable.Mr.TupmanandMr.Snodgrassgotintothebin;Mr.Pickwickascendedtohisperch,anddepositedhisfeetonafloor-clothedshelf,erectedbeneathitforthatpurpose.

           ‘Now,shinyVilliam,’saidthehostlertothedeputyhostler,‘givethegen’lm’ntheribbons.’‘ShinyVilliam’—socalled,probably,fromhissleekhairandoilycountenanceplacedthereinsinMr.Pickwick’slefthand;andtheupperhostlerthrustawhipintohisright.

           ‘Wo-o!’criedMr.Pickwick,asthetallquadrupedevincedadecidedinclinationtobackintothecoffee-roomwindow.‘Wo-o!’echoedMr.TupmanandMr.Snodgrass,fromthebin.‘Onlyhisplayfulness,gen’lm’n,’saidtheheadhostlerencouragingly;‘jistkitchholdonhim,Villiam.

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