Pickwick Abroad: A Companion to the Pickwick Papers — page 150: what you’re looking at

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, 3 . a ee . z “t e ¥ w oe PICKWICK «ABROAD good stare upon the gentleman thus: Aa | more, as, my friend the! dressed, | pe jle say. vr Boosie appeared » “Oh! eh wire ‘Captain Wilting. “And a deuced luck ham; “some years ago, when I was at- tached to Lord Kummitstrong, the Ambas- gsador.” “You don’t happen to have a elation | Captain Walsingham. gr cat a 1g alarmed, © y thing it "» tet: ier you if he don’t call ; Pow out of the room presently, and ask you fora foam added , of the name’ of Crashem? continued Mr.} | Mr. Boozie looked aghast. ‘ a, “ Boozie. © Devilish awkward fellow to ‘hay “ Crashem ?” said the Captain, appearing deal with,” continued the Captain: « ave to to reflect :—* Crashem—what, an old man, money, and if you won't lend him any, sends with white hair, do you mean ?” | his tall brother to call yow out.” “ No—a person just like you,” exclaimed r. Boozie glanced anxiously around him, Mr. Boozie, casting another scrutinizing “And whenever he means to fix a victim,” glance upon the Captain’s countenance. . | said Captain Walsingham, by way of wind- “Ob! then I don’t know him,” replied | ing up his speech, “he invariably. invites that gentleman. him to a party.” _ “How strikingly like him you are!” said| “I am exceedingly sorry—that is, very Mr. Boozie. much obliged for this hint,” said Mr. Boozie. _ “Indeed !” cried Captain Walsingham ; | “I live at Camden- town—no, I don’t—what ; hen, after @ moment’s pause, he added, ,a devil of a cracker I was going to tell! I “ Have you been long-in England?”) ‘did live there—now I’m: residing at C ~ €Oh! yes—eighteen months—no, what | berwell—here’s my card—no, it isn’t— an a falsehood I was telling!” returned Mr. | there “it -is—and I shall be most happy to Boozie; “I should think it is more than | see you, if-ever you come my wa two years since I left Paris.” With these words, Mr. Boozie wr ung “Have you known Muggins long?” de- | Captain Walsingham’s hand to express his manded | Captain Walsingham, in a most | gratitude, and took himself away from the mysterious manner. house as quickly as he could, without taking “Not very long,’ was the answer. leave of anybody. “Ah! then you don’t know anything'| . “ Where the devil’s Bopie' ?” cried Mr, about* him ? continued Captain. Walsing- | Muggins, running out of the drawing-room, ham, witha sly laugh. ~ aud meeting the. Captain on the stairs. oN othing particular,” said Mr. Boozie. eo really can't say,” was the immediate » “Does he owe you any money ?” was the | rep Dy aext question. “Oh! Aramintha said he left the room “No!” was the next answer, delivered in| with you,” returned Mr. Muggins. a tone of astonishment. | “We certainly. had a few minutes’ con- “Oh! -your turn ain’t come vee then,” versation together,” rejoined Captain Wal- said Captain Walsingham, in sh i sag singham® “but I lost sight of him at least terious manner still, © five minutes ago,” “What do you allude to! ” asked Mr,| *“ Well—I dare say we shall find him Boozie. presently,” exclaimed Mr. Muggins. © “ Tm The Captain madeya sien to Mr. Bobuis going to ask Mary about them glasses ’o to follow him into the passage, where the | negus. There’s only eighteen on the tray, conversation was continued. and Mrs. M. put twenty. 3 “What do I allude to?” repeated the “How very ~~ ejaculated the Captain; “now—can I trust you?” Captain. _ “1f you mean, can I keep’a secret; re-| “0” course it is” continued Mr. Moggi joined Mr. Boozie, “T answer, ‘ Yes.” When | “But I tell you what I did.” Iwas in Paris—New tole: I mean—four | “ What!’ said the Captain. years ago—” ‘| “Why, I counted the whips, the jell “Never mind that,” said the Captain, | and the custards, just now ; and I shall ¢ impatiently. “You don’t’ want to lend | and count them over again” money, and never have it back again, I} “Ah! ah! you're a man of the world, I suppese ? ell—you ‘must take care of | see;” cried Captain Walsin gham, “ When Muggins, ere: I'm in for it deep enough | I was ambassador tc thal ‘Great Cham’s already : a couple of cool thousands—nothing | court, I had plenty of opportunities of COMICLOOOKS. COM