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This was a common form of social meeting, and we find in the memoirs of Adolphus and John Taylor and Frederick Reynolds descriptions of the "Keep the Line," "The Finish," and other oddly-named societies. The cheerful glass was the chief object. Mr. Lowten's Club, "The Magpie and Stump," in Clare Market, supplies a specimen of a lower class club. "Veels vithin veels," as Sam would say.
You see before you a miserable wreck. For months and years I haf been a brute, a devil. Dot picture dere show you vat I vas, vat I might haf been. You see vat I am," he added, with an expression of intense loathing. "I see him all to-night as if written in letters of fire, and if dere is a vorse hell dan der von I feel vithin my soul, Gott only knows how I am to endure him." "Mr.
I address him, and tell him he is in our lines, but I do not vant to mek him prisonair for you must know dat he vos prisonair, if I like, ven he vos vithin our line. He is very polite he says, 'Bien oblige bon enfant; and we tek off our hat to each ozer.
You don't s'pose that I would be very near when Jim Gulpin was doing secret things, does you?" I made no answer, and he continued, "I took good care to be hoff so far that he couldn't even smell me, 'cos I knew that if I had but vinked once vithin ten rods he would have seen me, and then vot would 'ave been the consequence?"
Bold Turpin vunce, on Hounslow Heath, His bold mare Bess bestrode-er; Ven there he see'd the Bishop's coach A-coming along the road-er. So he gallops close to the 'orse's legs, And he claps his head vithin; And the Bishop says, 'Sure as eggs is eggs, This here's the bold Turpin! And the Bishop says, 'Sure as eggs is eggs, This here's the bold Turpin!
'They von't be long, Sir, I des-say, replied Sam. 'There's a Dutch clock, sir. 'So I see, observed Mr. Pickwick. 'And a bird-cage, sir, says Sam. 'Veels vithin veels, a prison in a prison. Ain't it, Sir? As Mr. Weller made this philosophical remark, Mr. Pickwick was aware that his sitting had commenced.
Fine sleeping-place vithin ten minutes' walk of all the public offices only if there is any objection to it, it is that the sitivation's rayther too airy. I see some queer sights there. 'Ah, I suppose you did, said Mr. Pickwick, with an air of considerable interest. 'Sights, sir, resumed Mr. Weller, 'as 'ud penetrate your benevolent heart, and come out on the other side.
Gallosh, divine Mees Gallosh, and all ze ladies and gentlemans, how sorry I vas I could not make my speech before, I cannot eggspress. I had a headache, and vas not vell vithin. Ach, soch zings vill happen in a new climate. Bot now I am inspired to tell you I loff you all! I zank you eggstremely! How can I return zis hospitality? I vill tell you! You must all go to Bavaria and stay mit "
Alvayse I beseik yow be at me the morne at evin, for I hew asswred his lo. servand, that I sall send yow over the vatter vithin thre dayis, vith an full resolucion of all my vill, anent all purposes; As I sall indeid recommend yow and yowr trustiness till his lo. as ye sall find an honest recompense for yowr panes in the end.
Weller, 'though how you've managed to get over your mother-in-law, is a mystery to me. I only vish you'd write me out the receipt, that's all. 'Hush! said Sam, 'she's at home, old feller. 'She ain't vithin hearin', replied Mr. Weller; 'she always goes and blows up, downstairs, for a couple of hours arter tea; so we'll just give ourselves a damp, Sammy. Saying this, Mr.
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