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Nobody mus' n' never live with Elsie but ol Sophy; 'n' ol Sophy won't never die 's long 's Elsie 's alive to be took care of. But I's feared, Doctor, I's greatly feared Elsie wan' to marry somebody. The' 's a young gen'l'm'n up at that school where she go, so some of 'em tells me, 'n' she loves t' see him 'n' talk wi' him, 'n' she talks about him when she 's asleep sometimes.
But on this scene there suddenly appeared a third party, in the partial guise of an officer and the grip of Bacchus. Lurching down the office steps, with flushed face and bloodshot eyes, came Captain Newhall. "Gen'l'm'n," said he thickly, "le'm 'ntroduce m'self. Haven't th' honor y'r 'quain's. For an instant he stood swaying unsteadily, with half-extended hand.
'I'm afeerd there's a orkard gen'l'm'n in 'em, Sir, replied Sam. 'Now, Winkle, cried Mr. Pickwick, quite unconscious that there was anything the matter. 'Come; the ladies are all anxiety. 'Yes, yes, replied Mr. Winkle, with a ghastly smile. 'I'm coming. 'Just a-goin' to begin, said Sam, endeavouring to disengage himself. 'Now, Sir, start off! 'Stop an instant, Sam, gasped Mr.
Weller; 'and a wery pleasant gen'l'm'n too one o' the precise and tidy sort, as puts their feet in little India-rubber fire-buckets wen it's wet weather, and never has no other bosom friends but hare-skins; he saved up his money on principle, wore a clean shirt ev'ry day on principle; never spoke to none of his relations on principle, 'fear they shou'd want to borrow money of him; and wos altogether, in fact, an uncommon agreeable character.
'That's the pint, sir, interposed Sam; 'out vith it, as the father said to his child, when he swallowed a farden. 'We want to know, in the first place, said Mr. Pickwick, 'whether you have any reason to be discontented with your present situation. 'Afore I answers that 'ere question, gen'l'm'n, replied Mr.
"I should like to see him, Doctor, I should like to see the pooty gen'l'm'n that my poor Elsie loves. She mus 'n' never marry nobody, but, oh, Doctor, I should like to see him, 'n' jes' think a little how it would ha' been, if the Lord had n' been so hard on Elsie." She wept and wrung her hands. The kind Doctor was touched, and left her a moment to her thoughts. "And how does Mr.
"I should like to see him, Doctor, I should like to see the pooty gen'l'm'n that my poor Elsie loves. She mus'n' never marry nobody, but, oh, Doctor, I should like to see him, 'n' jes' think a little how it would ha' been, if the Lord hadn' been so hard on Elsie." She wept and wrung her hands. The kind Doctor was touched, and left her a moment to her thoughts. "And how does Mr.
Night afore he was going to drive up, committee on t' other side sends for him quietly, and away he goes vith the messenger, who shows him in; large room lots of gen'l'm'n heaps of papers, pens and ink, and all that 'ere. "Ah, Mr. Weller," says the gen'l'm'n in the chair, "glad to see you, sir; how are you?" "Wery well, thank 'ee, Sir," says my father; "I hope you're pretty middlin," says he.
Consequence of vich, they retires from the world, and shuts themselves up in pikes; partly with the view of being solitary, and partly to rewenge themselves on mankind by takin' tolls. 'Dear me, said Mr. Pickwick, 'I never knew that before. 'Fact, Sir, said Mr. Weller; 'if they was gen'l'm'n, you'd call 'em misanthropes, but as it is, they only takes to pike-keepin'.
Weller.'Wery glad to see you, indeed, and hope our acquaintance may be a long 'un, as the gen'l'm'n said to the fi' pun' note. When this ceremony of introduction had been gone through, the cook and Mary retired into the back kitchen to titter, for ten minutes; then returning, all giggles and blushes, they sat down to dinner. Mr.
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