Pickwick Abroad: A Companion to the Pickwick Papers — page 216: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

200 Could ne’er increase their panicle ny we find © ‘e ‘Their hands at length before the Bee, joined. ENDEARMENT. * Deem’st thou, young Muse, that’ they are wearied Heir & That they their vows—their promises, forget? Though months be passed, their love is still the same, ' And years will only serve t’ increase the flame. ATIC MEN © } The arlent fires of love, tis true, are flown, The rest to deep attachment mellowed down :— They seem two flowers upon the self-same thorn, Pluck one at night, the other’s dead at morn! ~ OCCUPATION. With them the hours roll happily away, Their hearts contented, and their spirits gay : Music and poetry—no selfish joy— Or household duties—all their time employ: CONTENTMENT. No angry word their peace of mind impairs, No foolish jealousy—no groundless cares ; Their thoughts are placid as the summer sea, Or as the perfumed gales of eva, HARMONY. ‘ No voice discordant 1 in their dwelling ’s heard— Between them ne’er has passed a hasty word : Gentle remonstrance—in a gentle tone— And that but seldom—has been heard;alone. OFFSPRING. | 8 Their children thrive around them, fair and brave, As he who whilome crossed the Atlantic wave, ? And daring shaped his course till he unfurled — The Spanish banner in the Western World.f OLD AGE, NOW forty years have rolled o’er Damon’s head, Since he and Claudia were together wed :— Still is their love unchanged-—aye, more sincere, . More deeply fixed with each revolving year. DEATH. _ Go—reader, mark that tomb !—There, side by side, Do they repose,—and they together died : For when stern Death had closed on ane the day, ‘The other did not linger on the way! ; | PICKWICK A: the four gentlemen, just as they were wind — ing up their pepas’ with a glass of excel lent Madeira. ie “Dinner at siX, waiter—do you por »” cried a loud voice in. the hall; “and for eight of us,mind. Turtle, iced. ear a neck of venison, _ And, watten-4 ont “Yes, sir.” ee “Ask your master to oe me another cheque on my Paris bankers for ten pounds; continued the voice. “I had a’ letter this . morning to say that my funds are on the road; but as all the money in France is in specie, and I have got an enormous sum to receive, the wagon that brings it from Paris to Calais will be eight days heiang: ‘it ar- rives here.” 5 “Very well, sir, ’ returned the waiter. “ But here is: ‘master himself.” “J was just. saying, is began » ‘the’ loud voice once more. “Beg pardon, sir,é interrupted the Jand lord ; “ “but there is a gentleman in the next room—a gentleman, sir, with three. friends —who desires to speak with you fis name is also Pickwick.” “Pickwick! Pickwick!” cried the iona voice. “Oh! very well—tI will just. say a word to a friend’ who is waiting for me in the street, and will then come back and see this Mr. Pickwick. Pr obably” he is a relation of mine.” At that moment the door of an adj acent room was flung hastily open, and Mr, Pick- wick, with his hand under his coat-tails, and followed by his three fr iends, issued: into the hall. “Tt is just as 7 thought!” exelaitned the “hy | ‘Indignant Mr. Pickwick. “And no more than you expected,” return- ed the loud voice, which belonged to no less | a gentleman than Mr. William Sugden, late Captain Walsingham, and before that Mr. Adolphus Crashem, “ How are you, Pick- “ After all,” said Mr. Tupman, when this wick—my dear fellow ?” Then in a whisper, paraphrase of a popular poem was brought | he added, « ‘Don't blow me here, old chap, at to a conclusion, “matrimony may be very | won't do you any good, and may affect. my pleasant=but I think I am a Jeeéle too old nee est more than you can Imagine. to marry now.” nm Old ejaculated Mr. ciondele —" a} wi ill then pay you all I owe. |? man is neyer too old to act prudently ! At this moment a noise, emanating from | the Great Cham.” ip, “ Swindler!” exclaimed Mr. Pike the hall of the hotel, fell upon the ears of * Hitherto, the titles of the original Love’s Lad- der, as they ascend the ladder, have been preserved : henceforth, in their descent, they are all altered in this paraphr ase, the result being different. { Christopher Columbus. In two s I shall marry old Lady Pengarlick, and — You wer eal- ways my best friend, you os one | ou and TEN 6 7 ‘renounce all acquaintance with you. Ever since I knew yon, you have done nothing but. | prey upon myself, my companions, or my . | friends; and 4 pgarcely a week passed away it | ; Nae a P ) COMEOOKSHCO 4%.