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           ‘Very,’saidhisfellow-voyagers.

           ‘Ihaveanideauponthissubject,’saidMr.Pott,‘whichIthinkmaybeverysuccessfullyadopted.TheyhavetwobedsatthePeacock,andIcanboldlysay,onbehalfofMrs.Pott,thatshewillbedelightedtoaccommodateMr.Pickwickandanyoneofhisfriends,iftheothertwogentlemenandtheirservantdonotobjecttoshifting,astheybestcan,atthePeacock.’

           AfterrepeatedpressingsonthepartofMr.Pott,andrepeatedprotestationsonthatofMr.Pickwickthathecouldnotthinkofincommodingortroublinghisamiablewife,itwasdecidedthatitwastheonlyfeasiblearrangementthatcouldbemade.SoitWASmade;andafterdinnertogetherattheTownArms,thefriendsseparated,Mr.TupmanandMr.SnodgrassrepairingtothePeacock,andMr.PickwickandMr.WinkleproceedingtothemansionofMr.Pott;ithavingbeenpreviouslyarrangedthattheyshouldallreassembleattheTownArmsinthemorning,andaccompanytheHonourableSamuelSlumkey’sprocessiontotheplaceofnomination.

           Mr.Pott’sdomesticcirclewaslimitedtohimselfandhiswife.Allmenwhommightygeniushasraisedtoaproudeminenceintheworld,haveusuallysomelittleweaknesswhichappearsthemoreconspicuousfromthecontrastitpresentstotheirgeneralcharacter.IfMr.Potthadaweakness,itwas,perhaps,thathewasrathertoosubmissivetothesomewhatcontemptuouscontrolandswayofhiswife.

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