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Showing, among a Variety of pleasant Matters, how majestic and impartial Mr. Nupkins was; and how Mr

           Muzzleopenedonehalfofthecarriagegate,toadmitthesedan,thecapturedones,andthespecials;andimmediatelyslammeditinthefacesofthemob,who,indignantatbeingexcluded,andanxioustoseewhatfollowed,relievedtheirfeelingsbykickingatthegateandringingthebell,foranhourortwoafterwards.Inthisamusementtheyalltookpartbyturns,exceptthreeorfourfortunateindividuals,who,havingdiscoveredagratinginthegate,whichcommandedaviewofnothing,staredthroughitwiththeindefatigableperseverancewithwhichpeoplewillflattentheirnosesagainstthefrontwindowsofachemist’sshop,whenadrunkenman,whohasbeenrunoverbyadog-cartinthestreet,isundergoingasurgicalinspectionintheback-parlour.

           Atthefootofaflightofsteps,leadingtothehousedoor,whichwasguardedoneithersidebyanAmericanaloeinagreentub,thesedan-chairstopped.Mr.Pickwickandhisfriendswereconductedintothehall,whence,havingbeenpreviouslyannouncedbyMuzzle,andorderedinbyMr.Nupkins,theywereusheredintotheworshipfulpresenceofthatpublic-spiritedofficer.

           Thescenewasanimpressiveone,wellcalculatedtostriketerrortotheheartsofculprits,andtoimpressthemwithanadequateideaofthesternmajestyofthelaw.Infrontofabigbook-case,inabigchair,behindabigtable,andbeforeabigvolume,satMr.Nupkins,lookingafullsizelargerthananyoneofthem,bigastheywere.

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