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How the Pickwickians made and cultivated the Acquaintance of a Couple of nice young Men belonging to

           Winkle’sheart,asBobSawyerinflictedontheprofferedhandaperceptiblesqueeze.

           ‘Ben,dear!’saidArabella,blushing;‘havehaveyoubeenintroducedtoMr.Winkle?’

           ‘Ihavenotbeen,butIshallbeveryhappytobe,Arabella,’repliedherbrothergravely.HereMr.AllenbowedgrimlytoMr.Winkle,whileMr.WinkleandMr.BobSawyerglancedmutualdistrustoutofthecornersoftheireyes.

           Thearrivalofthetwonewvisitors,andtheconsequentcheckuponMr.Winkleandtheyoungladywiththefurroundherboots,wouldinallprobabilityhaveprovedaveryunpleasantinterruptiontothehilarityoftheparty,hadnotthecheerfulnessofMr.Pickwick,andthegoodhumourofthehost,beenexertedtotheveryutmostforthecommonweal.Mr.WinklegraduallyinsinuatedhimselfintothegoodgracesofMr.BenjaminAllen,andevenjoinedinafriendlyconversationwithMr.BobSawyer;who,enlivenedwiththebrandy,andthebreakfast,andthetalking,graduallyripenedintoastateofextremefacetiousness,andrelatedwithmuchgleeanagreeableanecdote,abouttheremovalofatumouronsomegentleman’shead,whichheillustratedbymeansofanoyster-knifeandahalf-quarternloaf,tothegreatedificationoftheassembledcompany.Thenthewholetrainwenttochurch,whereMr.BenjaminAllenfellfastasleep;whileMr.BobSawyerabstractedhisthoughtsfromworldlymatters,bytheingeniousprocessofcarvinghisnameontheseatofthepew,incorpulentlettersoffourincheslong.

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