Посмертні записки Піквікського клубу

Containing some Particulars relative to the Double Knock, and other Matters: among which certain int

           

           ‘Well,’saidtheclerk,‘whatmessagehaveyoubrought?’

           ‘He’sdownstairs,’rejoinedtheboy.

           ‘Who?’

           ‘Master.Hewantstoknowwhetheryou’reathome.’

           Mr.Lowtenbethoughthimself,atthisjuncture,oflookingoutofthewindow.Seeinganopencarriagewithaheartyoldgentlemaninit,lookingupveryanxiously,heventuredtobeckonhim;onwhich,theoldgentlemanjumpedoutdirectly.

           ‘That’syourmasterinthecarriage,Isuppose?’saidLowten.

           Theboynodded.

           AllfurtherinquiriesweresupersededbytheappearanceofoldWardle,who,runningupstairsandjustrecognisingLowten,passedatonceintoMr.Perker’sroom.

           ‘Pickwick!’saidtheoldgentleman.‘Yourhand,myboy!WhyhaveIneverhearduntilthedaybeforeyesterdayofyoursufferingyourselftobecoopedupinjail?Andwhydidyoulethimdoit,Perker?’

           ‘Icouldn’thelpit,mydearSir,’repliedPerker,withasmileandapinchofsnuff;‘youknowhowobstinateheis?’

           ‘OfcourseIdo;ofcourseIdo,’repliedtheoldgentleman.‘Iamheartilygladtoseehim,notwithstanding.Iwillnotlosesightofhimagain,inahurry.’

           Withthesewords,WardleshookMr.Pickwick’shandoncemore,and,havingdonethesamebyPerker,threwhimselfintoanarm-chair,hisjollyredfaceshiningagainwithsmilesandhealth.

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