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Winkle's hand most cordially, wound up his demonstrations of joy by taking snuff enough to set any half-dozen men with ordinarily-constructed noses, a-sneezing for life. 'Why, my dear girl, said Mr. Pickwick, 'how has all this come about? Come! Sit down, and let me hear it all. How well she looks, doesn't she, Perker? added Mr.
I could have told you that, a month ago. You know, my dear Sir, if you WILL take the management of your affairs into your own hands after entrusting them to your solicitor, you must also take the consequences. Here Mr. Perker drew himself up with conscious dignity, and brushed some stray grains of snuff from his shirt frill. 'And what do they want him to prove? asked Mr.
They had no sooner arrived at this point, than a most violent and startling knocking was heard at the door; it was not an ordinary double-knock, but a constant and uninterrupted succession of the loudest single raps, as if the knocker were endowed with the perpetual motion, or the person outside had forgotten to leave off. 'Dear me, what's that? exclaimed Perker, starting.
See the Serjeant! come, that's too absurd. Notwithstanding the absurdity of the proposal, however, the clerk allowed himself to be gently drawn beyond the hearing of Mr. Pickwick; and after a short conversation conducted in whispers, walked softly down a little dark passage, and disappeared into the legal luminary's sanctum, whence he shortly returned on tiptoe, and informed Mr. Perker and Mr.
Perker came out wonderfully, told various comic stories, and sang a serious song which was almost as funny as the anecdotes. Arabella was very charming, Mr. Wardle very jovial, Mr. Pickwick very harmonious, Mr. Ben Allen very uproarious, the lovers very silent, Mr. Winkle very talkative, and all of them very happy. 'Samivel, said Mr.
The little attorney burst into a loud laugh, and returning the card to the lame man, informing him it was all a mistake, whispered to Mr. Pickwick as the man turned away in dudgeon, that he was only a bail. 'A what! exclaimed Mr. Pickwick. 'A bail, replied Perker. 'A bail! 'Yes, my dear sir half a dozen of 'em here. Bail you to any amount, and only charge half a crown.
I say, continued Perker, checking off each position on a different finger, as he laid it down 'I say that nobody but you can rescue her from this den of wretchedness; and that you can only do that, by paying the costs of this suit both of plaintive and defendant into the hands of these Freeman Court sharks. Now pray be quiet, my dear sir. Mr.
Pickwick and me alone, for we have other matters to talk over, and time is precious. As Perker said this, he looked towards the door, with an evident desire to render the leave-taking as brief as possible. It was brief enough on Mr. Jingle's part.
Pickwick was anxious to call upon you, Serjeant Snubbin, said Perker, 'to state to you, before you entered upon the case, that he denies there being any ground or pretence whatever for the action against him; and that unless he came into court with clean hands, and without the most conscientious conviction that he was right in resisting the plaintiff's demand, he would not be there at all.
'With regard to such an outfit as was indispensable for Jingle, said Perker, addressing Mr. Pickwick aloud. 'I have taken upon myself to make an arrangement for the deduction of a small sum from his quarterly salary, which, being made only for one year, and regularly remitted, will provide for that expense.
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