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The first Day’s Journey, and the first Evening’s Adventures; with their Consequences

           Pickwick’snotesofthefourtowns,Stroud,Rochester,Chatham,andBrompton,thathisimpressionsoftheirappearancedifferinanymaterialpointfromthoseofothertravellerswhohavegoneoverthesameground.Hisgeneraldescriptioniseasilyabridged.

           ‘Theprincipalproductionsofthesetowns,’saysMr.Pickwick,‘appeartobesoldiers,sailors,Jews,chalk,shrimps,officers,anddockyardmen.Thecommoditieschieflyexposedforsaleinthepublicstreetsaremarinestores,hard-bake,apples,flat-fish,andoysters.Thestreetspresentalivelyandanimatedappearance,occasionedchieflybytheconvivialityofthemilitary.Itistrulydelightfultoaphilanthropicmindtoseethesegallantmenstaggeringalongundertheinfluenceofanoverflowbothofanimalandardentspirits;moreespeciallywhenwerememberthatthefollowingthemabout,andjestingwiththem,affordsacheapandinnocentamusementfortheboypopulation.Nothing,’addsMr.Pickwick,‘canexceedtheirgood-humour.Itwasbutthedaybeforemyarrivalthatoneofthemhadbeenmostgrosslyinsultedinthehouseofapublican.Thebarmaidhadpositivelyrefusedtodrawhimanymoreliquor;inreturnforwhichhehad(merelyinplayfulness)drawnhisbayonet,andwoundedthegirlintheshoulder.Andyetthisfinefellowwastheveryfirsttogodowntothehousenextmorningandexpresshisreadinesstooverlookthematter,andforgetwhathadoccurred!

           ‘Theconsumptionoftobaccointhesetowns,’continuesMr.

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