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           Themarksofhairpowderonhiscoat-collar,andtheill-washedandworsetiedwhiteneckerchiefroundhisthroat,showedthathehadnotfoundleisuresinceheleftthecourttomakeanyalterationinhisdress;whiletheslovenlystyleoftheremainderofhiscostumewarrantedtheinferencethathispersonalappearancewouldnothavebeenverymuchimprovedifhehad.Booksofpractice,heapsofpapers,andopenedletters,werescatteredoverthetable,withoutanyattemptatorderorarrangement;thefurnitureoftheroomwasoldandrickety;thedoorsofthebook-casewererottingintheirhinges;thedustflewoutfromthecarpetinlittlecloudsateverystep;theblindswereyellowwithageanddirt;thestateofeverythingintheroomshowed,withaclearnessnottobemistaken,thatMr.SerjeantSnubbinwasfartoomuchoccupiedwithhisprofessionalpursuitstotakeanygreatheedorregardofhispersonalcomforts.

           TheSerjeantwaswritingwhenhisclientsentered;hebowedabstractedlywhenMr.Pickwickwasintroducedbyhissolicitor;andthen,motioningthemtoaseat,puthispencarefullyintheinkstand,nursedhisleftleg,andwaitedtobespokento.

           ‘Mr.PickwickisthedefendantinBardellandPickwick,SerjeantSnubbin,’saidPerker.

           ‘Iamretainedinthat,amI?’saidtheSerjeant.

           ‘Youare,Sir,’repliedPerker.

           TheSerjeantnoddedhishead,andwaitedforsomethingelse.

           ‘Mr.

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