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Introduces Mr. Pickwick to a new and not uninteresting Scene in the great Drama of Life

           Pickwick,steppingtoonesidetobeoutofthewayofthestreamofpeoplethatwerepouringinandout,lookedabouthimwithsomecuriosity.

           Thepeoplethatattractedhisattentionmost,werethreeorfourmenofshabby-genteelappearance,whotouchedtheirhatstomanyoftheattorneyswhopassed,andseemedtohavesomebusinessthere,thenatureofwhichMr.Pickwickcouldnotdivine.Theywerecurious-lookingfellows.Onewasaslimandratherlamemaninrustyblack,andawhiteneckerchief;anotherwasastout,burlyperson,dressedinthesameapparel,withagreatreddish-blackclothroundhisneck;athirdwasalittleweazen,drunken-lookingbody,withapimplyface.Theywereloiteringabout,withtheirhandsbehindthem,andnowandthenwithananxiouscountenancewhisperedsomethingintheearofsomeofthegentlemenwithpapers,astheyhurriedby.Mr.Pickwickrememberedtohaveveryoftenobservedthemloungingunderthearchwaywhenhehadbeenwalkingpast;andhiscuriositywasquiteexcitedtoknowtowhatbranchoftheprofessionthesedingy-lookingloungerscouldpossiblybelong.

           HewasabouttopropoundthequestiontoNamby,whokeptclosebesidehim,suckingalargegoldringonhislittlefinger,whenPerkerbustledup,andobservingthattherewasnotimetolose,ledthewayintotheinn.AsMr.Pickwickfollowed,thelamemansteppeduptohim,andcivillytouchinghishat,heldoutawrittencard,whichMr.

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