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Some Account of Eatanswill; of the State of Parties therein; and of the Election of a Member to serv

           ‘Nothin’atall,Sir,’repliedhisattendant.‘Thenightaforethelastdayo’thelastelectionhere,theoppositepartybribedthebarmaidattheTownArms,tohocusthebrandy-and-wateroffourteenunpolledelectorsaswasa-stoppin’inthehouse.’

           ‘Whatdoyoumeanby"hocussing"brandy-and-water?’inquiredMr.Pickwick.

           ‘Puttin’laud’numinit,’repliedSam.‘Blessedifshedidn’tsend’emalltosleeptilltwelvehoursartertheelectionwasover.Theytookonemanuptothebooth,inatruck,fastasleep,bywayofexperiment,butitwasnogotheywouldn’tpollhim;sotheybroughthimback,andputhimtobedagain.’‘Strangepractices,these,’saidMr.Pickwick;halfspeakingtohimselfandhalfaddressingSam.

           ‘Nothalfsostrangeasamiraculouscircumstanceashappenedtomyownfather,atanelectiontime,inthisweryplace,Sir,’repliedSam.

           ‘Whatwasthat?’inquiredMr.Pickwick.

           ‘Why,hedroveacoachdownhereonce,’saidSam;‘‘lectiontimecameon,andhewasengagedbyvunpartytobringdownwotersfromLondon.Nightaforehewasgoingtodriveup,committeeont’othersidesendsforhimquietly,andawayhegoesviththemessenger,whoshowshimin;largeroomlotsofgen’l’m’nheapsofpapers,pensandink,andallthat‘ere."Ah,Mr.

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