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Involving another Journey, and an Antiquarian Discovery; Recording Mr. Pickwick’s Determination to b

           Pickwick’sconditionatthismoment:hetossedfirstononesideandthenontheother;andperseveringlyclosedhiseyesasiftocoaxhimselftoslumber.Itwasofnouse.Whetheritwastheunwontedexertionhehadundergone,ortheheat,orthebrandy-and-water,orthestrangebedwhateveritwas,histhoughtskeptrevertingveryuncomfortablytothegrimpicturesdownstairs,andtheoldstoriestowhichtheyhadgivenriseinthecourseoftheevening.Afterhalfanhour’stumblingabout,hecametotheunsatisfactoryconclusion,thatitwasofnousetryingtosleep;sohegotupandpartiallydressedhimself.Anything,hethought,wasbetterthanlyingtherefancyingallkindsofhorrors.Helookedoutofthewindowitwasverydark.Hewalkedabouttheroomitwasverylonely.

           Hehadtakenafewturnsfromthedoortothewindow,andfromthewindowtothedoor,whentheclergyman’smanuscriptforthefirsttimeenteredhishead.Itwasagoodthought.ifitfailedtointeresthim,itmightsendhimtosleep.Hetookitfromhiscoatpocket,anddrawingasmalltabletowardshisbedside,trimmedthelight,putonhisspectacles,andcomposedhimselftoread.Itwasastrangehandwriting,andthepaperwasmuchsoiledandblotted.Thetitlegavehimasuddenstart,too;andhecouldnotavoidcastingawistfulglanceroundtheroom.

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