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Which contains a brief Account of the Progress of the Action of Bardell against Pickwick

           Weller’sappearanceandconversation.

           ‘Certainlynot,’chimedinMrs.Sanders,who,fromcertainwistfulglancesatthelittletinsaucepan,seemedtobeengagedinamentalcalculationoftheprobableextentofthepettitoes,intheeventofSam’sbeingaskedtostoptosupper.

           ‘SoallI’vecomeabout,isjestthishere,’saidSam,disregardingtheinterruption;‘first,togivemygovernor’snoticethereitis.Secondly,topaytherenthereitis.Thirdly,tosayasallhisthingsistobeputtogether,andgivetoanybodyaswesendsfor’em.Fourthly,thatyoumaylettheplaceassoonasyoulikeandthat’sall.’

           ‘Whateverhashappened,’saidMrs.Bardell,‘Ialwayshavesaid,andalwayswillsay,thatineveryrespectbutone,Mr.Pickwickhasalwaysbehavedhimselflikeaperfectgentleman.Hismoneyalwaysasgoodasthebankalways.’

           AsMrs.Bardellsaidthis,sheappliedherhandkerchieftohereyes,andwentoutoftheroomtogetthereceipt.

           Samwellknewthathehadonlytoremainquiet,andthewomenweresuretotalk;sohelookedalternatelyatthetinsaucepan,thetoastedcheese,thewall,andtheceiling,inprofoundsilence.

           ‘Poordear!’saidMrs.Cluppins.

           ‘Ah,poorthing!’repliedMrs.Sanders.Samsaidnothing.Hesawtheywerecomingtothesubject.

           ‘Iralycannotcontainmyself,’saidMrs.Cluppins,‘whenIthinkofsuchperjury.

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