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A Field Day and Bivouac — More new Friends — An Invitation to the Country

           Thebestwayistokeepgentlyupwiththeobjectofpursuit,tobewaryandcautious,towatchyouropportunitywell,getgraduallybeforeit,thenmakearapiddive,seizeitbythecrown,andstickitfirmlyonyourhead;smilingpleasantlyallthetime,asifyouthoughtitasgoodajokeasanybodyelse.

           Therewasafinegentlewind,andMr.Pickwick’shatrolledsportivelybeforeit.Thewindpuffed,andMr.Pickwickpuffed,andthehatrolledoverandoverasmerrilyasalivelyporpoiseinastrongtide:andonitmighthaverolled,farbeyondMr.Pickwick’sreach,hadnotitscoursebeenprovidentiallystopped,justasthatgentlemanwasonthepointofresigningittoitsfate.

           Mr.Pickwick,wesay,wascompletelyexhausted,andabouttogiveupthechase,whenthehatwasblownwithsomeviolenceagainstthewheelofacarriage,whichwasdrawnupinalinewithhalfadozenothervehiclesonthespottowhichhisstepshadbeendirected.Mr.Pickwick,perceivinghisadvantage,dartedbrisklyforward,securedhisproperty,planteditonhishead,andpausedtotakebreath.Hehadnotbeenstationaryhalfaminute,whenheheardhisownnameeagerlypronouncedbyavoice,whichheatoncerecognisedasMr.Tupman’s,and,lookingupwards,hebeheldasightwhichfilledhimwithsurpriseandpleasure.

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