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           AllIhavetosayonthatscoreis,thatthecloudhaspassedfromthedrearyscene,andtheGodofDayisoncemorehighuponthemountaintops.OnMondaynext,onthearrivalofthefouro’clockafternooncoachatCanterbury,myfootwillbeonmynativeheathmyname,Micawber!’

           Mr.Micawberresumedhisseatonthecloseoftheseremarks,anddranktwoglassesofpunchingravesuccession.Hethensaidwithmuchsolemnity:

           ‘OnethingmoreIhavetodo,beforethisseparationiscomplete,andthatistoperformanactofjustice.MyfriendMr.ThomasTraddleshas,ontwoseveraloccasions,“puthisname”,ifImayuseacommonexpression,tobillsofexchangeformyaccommodation.OnthefirstoccasionMr.ThomasTraddleswasleftletmesay,inshort,inthelurch.Thefulfilmentofthesecondhasnotyetarrived.Theamountofthefirstobligation,’hereMr.Micawbercarefullyreferredtopapers,‘was,Ibelieve,twenty-three,four,nineandahalf,ofthesecond,accordingtomyentryofthattransaction,eighteen,six,two.Thesesums,united,makeatotal,ifmycalculationiscorrect,amountingtoforty-one,ten,elevenandahalf.MyfriendCopperfieldwillperhapsdomethefavourtocheckthattotal?’

           Ididsoandfounditcorrect.

           ‘Toleavethismetropolis,’saidMr.Micawber,‘andmyfriendMr.ThomasTraddles,withoutacquittingmyselfofthepecuniarypartofthisobligation,wouldweighuponmymindtoaninsupportableextent

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