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Is chiefly devoted to Matters of Business, and the temporal Advantage of Dodson and Fogg — Mr. Winkl

           ‘Saywhatyouhavetosay;it’stheoldstory,Isuppose?’

           ‘Withadifference,mydearSir;withadifference,’rejoinedPerker,deliberatelyfoldingupthepaperandputtingitintohispocketagain.‘Mrs.Bardell,theplaintiffintheaction,iswithinthesewalls,Sir.’

           ‘Iknowit,’wasMr.Pickwick’sreply,

           ‘Verygood,’retortedPerker.‘Andyouknowhowshecomeshere,Isuppose;Imeanonwhatgrounds,andatwhosesuit?’

           ‘Yes;atleastIhaveheardSam’saccountofthematter,’saidMr.Pickwick,withaffectedcarelessness.

           ‘Sam’saccountofthematter,’repliedPerker,‘is,Iwillventuretosay,aperfectlycorrectone.Wellnow,mydearSir,thefirstquestionIhavetoask,is,whetherthiswomanistoremainhere?’

           ‘Toremainhere!’echoedMr.Pickwick.

           ‘Toremainhere,mydearSir,’rejoinedPerker,leaningbackinhischairandlookingsteadilyathisclient.

           ‘Howcanyouaskme?’saidthatgentleman.‘ItrestswithDodsonandFogg;youknowthatverywell.’

           ‘Iknownothingofthekind,’retortedPerkerfirmly.‘ItdoesNOTrestwithDodsonandFogg;youknowthemen,mydearSir,aswellasIdo.Itrestssolely,wholly,andentirelywithyou.’

           ‘Withme!’ejaculatedMr.Pickwick,risingnervouslyfromhischair,andreseatinghimselfdirectlyafterwards.

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