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A good-humoured Christmas Chapter, containing an Account of a Wedding, and some other Sports beside:

           Thelivelynotesoftheguard’skey-buglevibrateintheclearcoldair,andwakeuptheoldgentlemaninside,who,carefullylettingdownthewindow-sashhalf-way,andstandingsentryovertheair,takesashortpeepout,andthencarefullypullingitupagain,informstheotherinsidethatthey’regoingtochangedirectly;onwhichtheotherinsidewakeshimselfup,anddeterminestopostponehisnextnapuntilafterthestoppage.Againthebuglesoundslustilyforth,androusesthecottager’swifeandchildren,whopeepoutatthehousedoor,andwatchthecoachtillitturnsthecorner,whentheyoncemorecrouchroundtheblazingfire,andthrowonanotherlogofwoodagainstfathercomeshome;whilefatherhimself,afullmileoff,hasjustexchangedafriendlynodwiththecoachman,andturnedroundtotakeagoodlongstareatthevehicleasitwhirlsaway.

           Andnowthebugleplaysalivelyairasthecoachrattlesthroughtheill-pavedstreetsofacountrytown;andthecoachman,undoingthebucklewhichkeepshisribandstogether,preparestothrowthemoffthemomenthestops.Mr.Pickwickemergesfromhiscoatcollar,andlooksabouthimwithgreatcuriosity;perceivingwhich,thecoachmaninformsMr.Pickwickofthenameofthetown,andtellshimitwasmarket-dayyesterday,bothofwhichpiecesofinformationMr.Pickwickretailstohisfellow-passengers;whereupontheyemergefromtheircoatcollarstoo,andlookaboutthemalso.Mr.

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