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           Extremelyunfortunate,thattheyshouldhavechosenthisnight,ofallothers,forsuchapurpose—exceedingly.’Andwiththesethoughts,Mr.Pickwickcautiouslyretiredtotheangleofthewallinwhichhehadbeenbeforeensconced;waitinguntilsuchtimeashemightdeemitsafetorepeatthesignal.

           Hehadnotbeenherefiveminutes,whenavividflashoflightningwasfollowedbyaloudpealofthunderthatcrashedandrolledawayinthedistancewithaterrificnoise—thencameanotherflashoflightning,brighterthantheother,andasecondpealofthunderlouderthanthefirst;andthendowncametherain,withaforceandfurythatswepteverythingbeforeit.

           Mr.Pickwickwasperfectlyawarethatatreeisaverydangerousneighbourinathunderstorm.Hehadatreeonhisright,atreeonhisleft,athirdbeforehim,andafourthbehind.Ifheremainedwherehewas,hemightfallthevictimofanaccident;ifheshowedhimselfinthecentreofthegarden,hemightbeconsignedtoaconstable.Onceortwicehetriedtoscalethewall,buthavingnootherlegsthistime,thanthosewithwhichNaturehadfurnishedhim,theonlyeffectofhisstruggleswastoinflictavarietyofveryunpleasantgratingsonhiskneesandshins,andtothrowhimintoastateofthemostprofuseperspiration.

           ‘Whatadreadfulsituation,’saidMr.Pickwick,pausingtowipehisbrowafterthisexercise.Helookedupatthehouse—allwasdark.Theymustbegonetobednow.Hewouldtrythesignalagain.

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