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Samuel Weller makes a Pilgrimage to Dorking, and beholds his Mother-in-law

           Hislookswerestarched,buthiswhiteneckerchiefwasnot,anditslonglimpendsstraggledoverhisclosely-buttonedwaistcoatinaveryuncouthandunpicturesquefashion.Apairofold,worn,beavergloves,abroad-brimmedhat,andafadedgreenumbrella,withplentyofwhalebonestickingthroughthebottom,asiftocounterbalancethewantofahandleatthetop,layonachairbesidehim;and,beingdisposedinaverytidyandcarefulmanner,seemedtoimplythatthered-nosedman,whoeverhewas,hadnointentionofgoingawayinahurry.

           Todothered-nosedmanjustice,hewouldhavebeenveryfarfromwiseifhehadentertainedanysuchintention;for,tojudgefromallappearances,hemusthavebeenpossessedofamostdesirablecircleofacquaintance,ifhecouldhavereasonablyexpectedtobemorecomfortableanywhereelse.Thefirewasblazingbrightlyundertheinfluenceofthebellows,andthekettlewassinginggailyundertheinfluenceofboth.Asmalltrayoftea-thingswasarrangedonthetable;aplateofhotbutteredtoastwasgentlysimmeringbeforethefire;andthered-nosedmanhimselfwasbusilyengagedinconvertingalargesliceofbreadintothesameagreeableedible,throughtheinstrumentalityofalongbrasstoasting-fork.

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