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Is wholly devoted to a full and faithful Report of the memorable Trial of Bardell against Pickwick

           ‘Youwereonthestaircase,anddidn’tdistinctlyhear;butyouwillnotswearthatPickwickdidnotmakeuseoftheexpressionsIhavequoted?DoIunderstandthat?’

           ‘No,Iwillnot,’repliedMr.Winkle;anddownsatMr.Skimpinwithatriumphantcountenance.

           Mr.Pickwick’scasehadnotgoneoffinsoparticularlyhappyamanner,uptothispoint,thatitcouldverywellaffordtohaveanyadditionalsuspicioncastuponit.Butasitcouldaffordtobeplacedinaratherbetterlight,ifpossible,Mr.PhunkyroseforthepurposeofgettingsomethingimportantoutofMr.Winkleincross-examination.Whetherhedidgetanythingimportantoutofhim,willimmediatelyappear.

           ‘Ibelieve,Mr.Winkle,’saidMr.Phunky,‘thatMr.Pickwickisnotayoungman?’

           ‘Oh,no,’repliedMr.Winkle;‘oldenoughtobemyfather.’

           ‘YouhavetoldmylearnedfriendthatyouhaveknownMr.Pickwickalongtime.Hadyoueveranyreasontosupposeorbelievethathewasabouttobemarried?’

           ‘Oh,no;certainlynot;’repliedMr.Winklewithsomucheagerness,thatMr.Phunkyoughttohavegothimoutoftheboxwithallpossibledispatch.Lawyersholdthattherearetwokindsofparticularlybadwitnessesareluctantwitness,andatoo-willingwitness;itwasMr.Winkle’sfatetofigureinbothcharacters.

           ‘Iwillevengofurtherthanthis,Mr.Winkle,’continuedMr.Phunky,inamostsmoothandcomplacentmanner.

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