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The agreement was that they were to run a distance of a hundred paces with equal weights; and when the challenger was asked how the weights were to be equalised he said that the other, as he weighed nine stone, should put
eleven
in iron on his back, and that in this way the twenty stone of the thin man would equal the twenty stone of the fat one."
My decision, therefore, is that the fat challenger prune, peel, thin, trim and correct himself, and take
eleven
stone of his flesh off his body, here or there, as he pleases, and as suits him best; and being in this way reduced to nine stone weight, he will make himself equal and even with nine stone of his opponent, and they will be able to run on equal terms."
But I'll be bound the fat man won't part with an ounce of his flesh, not to say
eleven
stone."
'Let them be at the door by eleven,' said Mr. Pickwick.
It was late--past
eleven
o'clock.
The
eleven
boots is to be called at half-past eight and the shoe at nine.
It was past
eleven
o'clock--a late hour for the little village of Cobham--when Mr. Pickwick retired to the bedroom which had been prepared for his reception.
Go on; you are very right.''Well, sir, I have been thinking that if you were waiting in the back garden alone, and I was to let you in, at the door which opens into it, from the end of the passage, at exactly half-past
eleven
o'clock, you would be just in the very moment of time to assist me in frustrating the designs of this bad man, by whom I have been unfortunately ensnared.'
Mr. Pickwick had meditated himself into a doze, when he was roused by the chimes of the neighbouring church ringing out the hour--half-past
eleven.
'And the waiter brought back word, that she would see me at eleven--at eleven, Sir; it only wants a quarter now.''Very near the time,' said Mr. Pickwick.
All these things, combined with the noises and interruptions of constant comings in and goings out, made Mr. Pickwick play rather badly; the cards were against him, also; and when they left off at ten minutes past eleven, Miss Bolo rose from the table considerably agitated, and went straight home, in a flood of tears and a sedan-chair.
Curse me!'Unwilling to hazard another quarrel, Mr. Pickwick gladly assented to the proposition, and consigned the money to Mr. Mivins, who, as it was nearly
eleven
o'clock, lost no time in repairing to the coffee-room on his errand.
'Oh, it's quite impossible to dine at half-past
eleven
o'clock in the day,' replied Mr. Pickwick, looking at his watch.
Can't you speak, Mr. Lowten?''Why, sir,' replied Lowten, 'it's Dodson; and Fogg is with him.''Bless my life!' said the little man, looking at his watch, 'I appointed them to be here at half-past eleven, to settle that matter of yours, Pickwick.
'Vith the bills for the lease, and that, there's
eleven
hundred and eighty pound here.
'As much as makes it,' continued Sam, 'altogether,
eleven
hundred and eighty pound.''Indeed!' said Mr. Pickwick.
Apply in person on Monday, at
eleven
o'clock, to Duncan Ross, at the offices of the League, 7 Pope's Court, Fleet Street."
"Nearly eleven."
Look out for me to-morrow, about
eleven.
At
eleven
o'clock she rose to leave me, but she paused at the door and looked back.
Two hours passed slowly away, and then, suddenly, just at the stroke of eleven, a single bright light shone out right in front of us.
However, I was in time for the last train to Eyford, and I reached the little dim-lit station after
eleven
o'clock.
By
eleven
o'clock the next day we were well upon our way to the old English capital.
They sat on the bridge beating out their difference until they heard the kitchen clock in a cabin on the other side of the ditch strike
eleven.
He removed it gloomily at a little after eleven, spending the interval in talking over her mission with her persuasively, commandingly, imploringly, indignantly.
They are
eleven
and thirteen now only think!
"Oh, no, your Excellency, he is not the devil," replied the host, with a grin of contempt; "for during his fainting we rummaged his valise and found nothing but a clean shirt and
eleven
crowns--which however, did not prevent his saying, as he was fainting, that if such a thing had happened in Paris, you should have cause to repent of it at a later period."
There will be
eleven
crowns gained."
It is to be remembered that
eleven
crowns was just the sum that remained in d’Artagnan’s purse.
The host had reckoned upon
eleven
days of confinement at a crown a day, but he had reckoned without his guest.
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