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'Where am I to sleep to-night?' inquired Mr. Pickwick.
'It strikes me, Sam,' said Mr. Pickwick, leaning over the iron rail at the stair-head-'it strikes me, Sam, that imprisonment for debt is scarcely any punishment at all.''Think not, sir?' inquired Mr. Weller.
'I think you're right, Sam,' said Mr. Pickwick, after a few moments' reflection, 'quite right.''P'raps, now and then, there's some honest people as likes it,' observed Mr. Weller, in a ruminative tone, 'but I never heerd o' one as I can call to mind, 'cept the little dirty-faced man in the brown coat; and that was force of habit.''And who was he?' inquired Mr. Pickwick.
'Are you going through the court, sir?' inquired Mr. Smangle.
You'll have a chummage ticket upon twenty-seven in the third, and them as is in the room will be your chums.''Are there many of them?' inquired Mr. Pickwick dubiously.
'Do you know what the third gentlemen is?' inquired Mr. Pickwick, not very much gratified by this description of his future associates.
'Now, is there anything more we can do for you?' inquired Mr. Roker, looking round with great satisfaction, and gaily chinking the first week's hire in his closed fist.
'Are there any people here who run on errands, and so forth?''Outside, do you mean?' inquired Mr. Roker.
'You air, air you, sir?' inquired Mr. Weller firmly.
'And vere is George?' inquired the old gentleman.
'Is the gray mare made over to anybody?' inquired Mr. Weller anxiously.
'Did he say that?' inquired Mr. Weller.
'Did you see the Marchioness o' Granby, Sammy?' inquired Mr. Weller, with a sigh.
A gleam of resignation, and even of cheerfulness, passed over his face too, as he slowly said,'I ain't quite certain, Sammy; I wouldn't like to say I wos altogether positive, in case of any subsekent disappointment, but I rayther think, my boy, I rayther think, that the shepherd's got the liver complaint!''Does he look bad?' inquired Sam.
'Vell now,' said Sam, 'you've been a-prophecyin' away, wery fine, like a red-faced Nixon, as the sixpenny books gives picters on.''Who wos he, Sammy?' inquired Mr. Weller.
'It warn't him,' said Sam.'This here gen'l'm'n was a prophet.''Wot's a prophet?' inquired Mr. Weller, looking sternly on his son.
'No vay at all?' inquired Sam.
'Well, then, I'll tell you wot it is,' said Sam, 'I'll trouble you for the loan of five-and-twenty pound.''Wot good'll that do?' inquired Mr. Weller.
From this ledger he drew forth a couple of whiplashes, three or four buckles, a little sample-bag of corn, and, finally, a small roll of very dirty bank-notes, from which he selected the required amount, which he handed over to Sam.'And now, Sammy,' said the old gentleman, when the whip- lashes, and the buckles, and the samples, had been all put back, and the book once more deposited at the bottom of the same pocket, 'now, Sammy, I know a gen'l'm'n here, as'll do the rest o' the bisness for us, in no time--a limb o' the law, Sammy, as has got brains like the frogs, dispersed all over his body, and reachin' to the wery tips of his fingers; a friend of the Lord Chancellorship's, Sammy, who'd only have to tell him what he wanted, and he'd lock you up for life, if that wos all.''I say,' said Sam, 'none o' that.''None o' wot?' inquired Mr. Weller.
inquired Mr. Weller.
Put down your hat, Sam, and let me explain my meaning, a little more at length.''Won't presently do, sir?' inquired Sam.
'Why?' inquired Mr. Pickwick.
'Because of what?' inquired Mr. Pickwick, alarmed at his follower's manner.
'Speak out, Sam.'''Cause,' rejoined Sam--''cause I've got a little bisness as I want to do.''What business?' inquired Mr. Pickwick, surprised at Sam's confused manner.
Next mornin' he gets up, has a fire lit, orders in three shillins' wurth o' crumpets, toasts 'em all, eats 'em all, and blows his brains out.''What did he do that for?' inquired Mr. Pickwick abruptly; for he was considerably startled by this tragical termination of the narrative.
'Do you always smoke arter you goes to bed, old cock?' inquired Mr. Weller of his landlord, when they had both retired for the night.
'Have you been here long?' inquired Sam, breaking the silence which had lasted for some time.
'Contempt?' inquired Sam.
inquired Sam, half induced to believe the fact already, by the look the cobbler gave him.
was seized with a fit and went off.''Where?' inquired Sam, who was growing sleepy after the numerous events of the day.
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