Mr. Samuel Weller, being intrusted with a Mission of Love, proceeds to execute it; with what Success

           Duringthewholeofnextday,SamkeptMr.Winklesteadilyinsight,fullydeterminednottotakehiseyesoffhimforoneinstant,untilheshouldreceiveexpressinstructionsfromthefountain-head.HoweverdisagreeableSam’sveryclosewatchandgreatvigilanceweretoMr.Winkle,hethoughtitbettertobearwiththem,than,byanyactofviolentopposition,tohazardbeingcarriedawaybyforce,whichMr.Wellermorethanoncestronglyhintedwasthelineofconductthatastrictsenseofdutypromptedhimtopursue.ThereislittlereasontodoubtthatSamwouldveryspeedilyhavequietedhisscruples,bybearingMr.WinklebacktoBath,boundhandandfoot,hadnotMr.Pickwick’spromptattentiontothenote,whichDowlerhadundertakentodeliver,forestalledanysuchproceeding.Inshort,ateighto’clockintheevening,Mr.Pickwickhimselfwalkedintothecoffee-roomoftheBushTavern,andtoldSamwithasmile,tohisverygreatrelief,thathehaddonequiteright,anditwasunnecessaryforhimtomountguardanylonger.

           ‘Ithoughtitbettertocomemyself,’saidMr.Pickwick,addressingMr.Winkle,asSamdisencumberedhimofhisgreat-coatandtravelling-shawl,‘toascertain,beforeIgavemyconsenttoSam’semploymentinthismatter,thatyouarequiteinearnestandserious,withrespecttothisyounglady.’

           ‘Serious,frommyheartfrommysoul!‘returnedMr.Winkle,withgreatenergy.

           ‘Remember,’saidMr.

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