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

           

           Thelittlemangaveadouble-knockonthelidofhissnuff-box,openedit,tookagreatpinch,shutitupagain,andrepeatedthewords,‘Withyou.’

           ‘Isay,mydearSir,’resumedthelittleman,whoseemedtogatherconfidencefromthesnuff—‘Isay,thatherspeedyliberationorperpetualimprisonmentrestswithyou,andwithyoualone.Hearmeout,mydearSir,ifyouplease,anddonotbesoveryenergetic,foritwillonlyputyouintoaperspirationanddonogoodwhatever.Isay,’continuedPerker,checkingoffeachpositiononadifferentfinger,ashelaiditdown—‘Isaythatnobodybutyoucanrescueherfromthisdenofwretchedness;andthatyoucanonlydothat,bypayingthecostsofthissuitbothofplaintiveanddefendantintothehandsoftheseFreemanCourtsharks.Nowpraybequiet,mydearsir.’

           Mr.Pickwick,whosefacehadbeenundergoingmostsurprisingchangesduringthisspeech,andwasevidentlyonthevergeofastrongburstofindignation,calmedhiswrathaswellashecould.Perker,strengtheninghisargumentativepowerswithanotherpinchofsnuff,proceeded

           ‘Ihaveseenthewoman,thismorning.

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