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How Mr. Pickwick sped upon his Mission, and how he was reinforced in the Outset by a most unexpected

           BobSawyerpushedthepostboyononeside,jerkedhisfriendintothevehicle,slammedthedoor,putupthesteps,waferedthebillonthestreetdoor,lockedit,putthekeyinhispocket,jumpedintothedickey,gavethewordforstarting,anddidthewholewithsuchextraordinaryprecipitation,thatbeforeMr.PickwickhadwellbeguntoconsiderwhetherMr.BobSawyeroughttogoornot,theywererollingaway,withMr.BobSawyerthoroughlyestablishedaspartandparceloftheequipage.

           SolongastheirprogresswasconfinedtothestreetsofBristol,thefacetiousBobkepthisprofessionalgreenspectacleson,andconductedhimselfwithbecomingsteadinessandgravityofdemeanour;merelygivingutterancetodiversverbalwitticismsfortheexclusivebehoofandentertainmentofMr.SamuelWeller.Butwhentheyemergedontheopenroad,hethrewoffhisgreenspectaclesandhisgravitytogether,andperformedagreatvarietyofpracticaljokes,whichwerecalculatedtoattracttheattentionofthepassersby,andtorenderthecarriageandthoseitcontainedobjectsofmorethanordinarycuriosity;theleastconspicuousamongthesefeatsbeingamostvociferousimitationofakey-bugle,andtheostentatiousdisplayofacrimsonsilkpocket-handkerchiefattachedtoawalking-stick,whichwasoccasionallywavedintheairwithvariousgesturesindicativeofsupremacyanddefiance.

           ‘Iwonder,’saidMr.

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