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What befell Mr. Pickwick when he got into the Fleet; what Prisoners he saw there; and how he passed

           Mivinsreturned,bearingthesherry,whichMr.Smangledispensedintwolittlecrackedmugs;consideratelyremarking,withreferencetohimself,thatagentlemanmustnotbeparticularundersuchcircumstances,andthat,forhispart,hewasnottooproudtodrinkoutofthejug.Inwhich,toshowhissincerity,heforthwithpledgedthecompanyinadraughtwhichhalfemptiedit.

           Anexcellentunderstandinghavingbeenbythesemeanspromoted,Mr.Smangleproceededtoentertainhishearerswitharelationofdiversromanticadventuresinwhichhehadbeenfromtimetotimeengaged,involvingvariousinterestinganecdotesofathoroughbredhorse,andamagnificentJewess,bothofsurpassingbeauty,andmuchcovetedbythenobilityandgentryofthesekingdoms.

           Longbeforetheseelegantextractsfromthebiographyofagentlemanwereconcluded,Mr.Mivinshadbetakenhimselftobed,andhadsetinsnoringforthenight,leavingthetimidstrangerandMr.PickwicktothefullbenefitofMr.Smangle’sexperiences.

           Norwerethetwolast-namedgentlemenasmuchedifiedastheymighthavebeenbythemovingpassagesnarrated.Mr.Pickwickhadbeeninastateofslumberforsometime,whenhehadafaintperceptionofthedrunkenmanburstingoutafreshwiththecomicsong,andreceivingfromMr.Smangleagentleintimation,throughthemediumofthewater-jug,thathisaudiencewasnotmusicallydisposed.Mr.Pickwickthenonceagaindroppedofftosleep,withaconfusedconsciousnessthatMr

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