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

           Reflectingontheabsurdityofgivingwaytosuchfeelings,however,hetrimmedthelightagain,andreadasfollows:—

           AMADMAN’SMANUSCRIPT‘Yes!amadman’s!Howthatwordwouldhavestrucktomyheart,manyyearsago!Howitwouldhaverousedtheterrorthatusedtocomeuponmesometimes,sendingthebloodhissingandtinglingthroughmyveins,tillthecolddewoffearstoodinlargedropsuponmyskin,andmykneesknockedtogetherwithfright!Ilikeitnowthough.It’safinename.Showmethemonarchwhoseangryfrownwaseverfearedliketheglareofamadman’seyewhosecordandaxewereeverhalfsosureasamadman’sgripe.Ho!ho!It’sagrandthingtobemad!tobepeepedatlikeawildlionthroughtheironbarstognashone’steethandhowl,throughthelongstillnight,tothemerryringofaheavychainandtorollandtwineamongthestraw,transportedwithsuchbravemusic.Hurrahforthemadhouse!Oh,it’sarareplace!

           ‘IrememberdayswhenIwasafraidofbeingmad;whenIusedtostartfrommysleep,andfalluponmyknees,andpraytobesparedfromthecurseofmyrace;whenIrushedfromthesightofmerrimentorhappiness,tohidemyselfinsomelonelyplace,andspendthewearyhoursinwatchingtheprogressofthefeverthatwastoconsumemybrain.Iknewthatmadnesswasmixedupwithmyveryblood,andthemarrowofmybones!thatonegenerationhadpassedawaywithoutthepestilenceappearingamongthem,andthatIwasthefirstinwhomitwouldrevive.

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