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Inquired in sentence

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'Yes; there's a pair of Vellingtons a good deal worn, and a pair o' lady's shoes, in number five.''What sort of shoes?' hastily inquired Wardle, who, together with Mr. Pickwick, had been lost in bewilderment at the singular catalogue of visitors.
How dare you, sir?--eh, sir?''Who the devil are you?' inquired Mr. Jingle, in so fierce a tone, that the little gentleman involuntarily fell back a step or two.
'What kind of compromise would you recommend?' inquired Mr. Pickwick.
In this opinion also, both Mr. Winkle and Mr. Snodgrass expressed their concurrence; and having been directed to the Leather Bottle, a clean and commodious village ale-house, the three travellers entered, and at once inquired for a gentleman of the name of Tupman.
'What is strange?' inquired Mr. Tupman, staring eagerly at every object near him, but the right one.
'Do you know how this stone came here, my friend?' inquired the benevolent Mr. Pickwick.
inquired the man, with an expression of face which he probably meant to be very cunning.
'Do you think it a much greater expense to keep two people, than to keep one?''La, Mr. Pickwick,' said Mrs. Bardell, colouring up to the very border of her cap, as she fancied she observed a species of matrimonial twinkle in the eyes of her lodger; 'La, Mr. Pickwick, what a question!''Well, but do you?' inquired Mr. Pickwick.
'Wages?' inquired Sam.
'I'm let to a single gentleman, and the terms is agreed upon.''You accept the situation?' inquired Mr. Pickwick.
'Can we have beds here?' inquired Mr. Pickwick, summoning the waiter.
'Do you know a gentleman of the name of Perker?' inquired Mr. Pickwick.
'And what are the probabilities as to the result of the contest?' inquired Mr. Pickwick.
'The night afore the last day o' the last election here, the opposite party bribed the barmaid at the Town Arms, to hocus the brandy-and-water of fourteen unpolled electors as was a-stoppin' in the house.''What do you mean by "hocussing" brandy-and-water?' inquired Mr. Pickwick.
'What was that?' inquired Mr. Pickwick.
You wouldn't believe, sir,' continued Sam, with a look of inexpressible impudence at his master, 'that on the wery day as he came down with them woters, his coach WAS upset on that 'ere wery spot, and ev'ry man on 'em was turned into the canal.''And got out again?' inquired Mr. Pickwick hastily.
'Are you married?' inquired the dirty-faced man.
'"How do you know my name, old nut-cracker face?" inquired Tom Smart, rather staggered; though he pretended to carry it off so well.
'"Are you?" inquired Tom Smart.
inquired Tom Smart.
'"Who is that gentleman in the bar, ma'am?" inquired Tom.
'"Ah!" said Tom.'"Is there anything more you want, Sir?" inquired the widow, rather puzzled by Tom's manner.
'The widow began to think it was high time to cry, so she took out her handkerchief, and inquired whether Tom wished to insult her, whether he thought it like a gentleman to take away the character of another gentleman behind his back, why, if he had got anything to say, he didn't say it to the man, like a man, instead of terrifying a poor weak woman in that way; and so forth.
inquired the widow, looking intently in Tom's countenance.
'Does the person want me, Sam?' inquired Mr. Pickwick.
'Was HE celebrated for his works and talents?' inquired Mr. Pickwick.
'They'll hardly know what she's meant for; will they?' inquired Mr. Snodgrass.
'Why now, my dear Mrs. Hunter,' said Mr. Pott, who was trumpeter in ordinary at the Den, 'you know that when your picture was in the exhibition of the Royal Academy, last year, everybody inquired whether it was intended for you, or your youngest daughter; for you were so much alike that there was no telling the difference between you.''Well, and if they did, why need you repeat it, before strangers?' said Mrs. Leo Hunter, bestowing another tap on the slumbering lion of the Eatanswill GAZETTE.
'What you say, Mrs. Hunt?' inquired the count, smiling graciously on the gratified Mrs. Leo Hunter, 'Pig Vig or Big Vig--what you call--lawyer--eh?
Where?' inquired Mr. Tupman.
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