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           Pickwick,halfasidetoSam,‘it’sacuriouscircumstance,Sam,thattheycalltheoldwomenintheseinns,laundresses.Iwonderwhat’sthatfor?’

           ‘‘Costheyhasamortalawersiontowashinganythin’,Isuppose,Sir,’repliedMr.Weller.

           ‘Ishouldn’twonder,’saidMr.Pickwick,lookingattheoldwoman,whoseappearance,aswellastheconditionoftheoffice,whichshehadbythistimeopened,indicatedarootedantipathytotheapplicationofsoapandwater;‘doyouknowwhereIcanfindMr.Perker,mygoodwoman?’

           ‘No,Idon’t,’repliedtheoldwomangruffly;‘he’souto’townnow.’

           ‘That’sunfortunate,’saidMr.Pickwick;‘where’shisclerk?Doyouknow?’

           ‘Yes,Iknowwhereheis,buthewon’tthankmefortellingyou,’repliedthelaundress.

           ‘Ihaveveryparticularbusinesswithhim,’saidMr.Pickwick.‘Won’titdointhemorning?’saidthewoman.

           ‘Notsowell,’repliedMr.Pickwick.

           ‘Well,’saidtheoldwoman,‘ifitwasanythingveryparticular,Iwastosaywherehewas,soIsupposethere’snoharmintelling.IfyoujustgototheMagpieandStump,andaskatthebarforMr.Lowten,they’llshowyouintohim,andhe’sMr.Perker’sclerk.

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