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The Pickwickians

           )Hehadfeltsomepride—heacknowledgeditfreely,andlethisenemiesmakethemostofit—hehadfeltsomepridewhenhepresentedhisTittlebatianTheorytotheworld;itmightbecelebratedoritmightnot.(Acryof"Itis,"andgreatcheering.)HewouldtaketheassertionofthathonourablePickwickianwhosevoicehehadjustheard—itwascelebrated;butifthefameofthattreatiseweretoextendtothefarthestconfinesoftheknownworld,thepridewithwhichheshouldreflectontheauthorshipofthatproductionwouldbeasnothingcomparedwiththepridewithwhichhelookedaroundhim,onthis,theproudestmomentofhisexistence.(Cheers.)Hewasahumbleindividual.("No,no.")Stillhecouldnotbutfeelthattheyhadselectedhimforaserviceofgreathonour,andofsomedanger.Travellingwasinatroubledstate,andthemindsofcoachmenwereunsettled.Letthemlookabroadandcontemplatethesceneswhichwereenactingaroundthem.Stage-coacheswereupsettinginalldirections,horseswerebolting,boatswereoverturning,andboilerswerebursting.(Cheers—avoice"No.")No!(Cheers.)LetthathonourablePickwickianwhocried"No"soloudlycomeforwardanddenyit,ifhecould.(Cheers.)Whowasitthatcried"No"?(Enthusiasticcheering.)Wasitsomevainanddisappointedman—hewouldnotsayhaberdasher(loudcheers)—who,jealousofthepraisewhichhadbeen—perhapsundeservedly—bestowedonhis(Mr.

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