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204 ¥ Dangerous things them is, Sir,” re- marked Mr. Weller; “-wery dangerous: cos there’s sich a thin’ as bein’ a little too tender at times, as the lady said ven her husban’ volloped. her ee not lovin’ him enough ?. The dicenesicn bouts the merits of the bear now dropped, and the ladies proceeded to pack up in neat little parcels the various articles of the tozlette, which Mr, Pickwick had brought for them from Paris. The re- Mainder “on the day—and indeed of the. PICKWICK ABRO. . " eX, - | ; Pe ’ and nothing now éouhd induce him to change, it. All his amiable traits and peculiarities remain unchanged ; and, of an evening, when he sits in a brown study, and in a coat of similar hue, he does not forget. to. have his jovial elass as well as his book be- fore him. ao Mr. Tupman has taken a piltane at a little distanee from Mr. Pickwick’s house ; and the two gentlemen. pass much of tl ir time together. Every quarter day Mr. Tup- man despatches a letter, containing a re-_ whole week—was passed in merriment and | mittance. (why the word. “ remittance ” pleasure; and Mr. Pickwick declared that he felt himself quite young again as he _ joined in the dance together with his friends, ~ when the social hour of evening arrived, and the thick curtains shut out the cold winds of approaching winter, CONCLUSION. There now remains for us but little more to say. We cannot, however, conclude our labors, without placing at, the disposal of our readers such information as we possess concerning the present position of some of the impor ‘tant characters that have figured in the preceding pages. Mr. Pickwick continues to reside at Dul- wich Lodge, resolyed never to undertake any more journeys, but to pass the remain- der of his life in peace and tranquillity at -home. He is contented with the vast repu- tation which his travels have procured for him, but prefers his renown as an universal philanthropist, to that which his undying exploits as a traveller have obtained. Since his acquaintance with Mr. Septimus: Chitty, he often quotes the words—Hzeat monu- mentum cere perennius ; but applies them, with that modesty whick i is.one of the prin- cipal characteristics of this extraordinary. man, rather to his fame as a friend to hu- manity, than as the great traveller he really was. For the behoof of those who feel in- terested in such matters we do not hesitate to say that he still wears the tights and immortal gaiters which contributed, in no small degree, to his extensive and well- earned reputation. Whenever he retro- spects over his residence in France, and the circumstances connected with it, his prin- cipal cause of self-felicitation is the failure hs experienced in securing the hand of Mrs. Weston. He prefers his bachelor-condition, should always mean money, we know not to Mr, Scuttle in Paris; and that he man’s reply is always awaited with the ué- most anxiety. Mr. Tupman loves to con: verse upon the amours of his youthful da and now and then visit§ certain cubahtee. balls and fetes, to which however hey is not accompanied by Mr. Pickwick. Mr. Snodgrass has also given up a roving | life, and has promised’ his wife never to. leave her again. He devotes himself to his children—and divides his a those of the body and those of the brain: in plain: English, he rocks the cradle and writes poetry. Thus he nurses his babies, and at the same time does not neglect. the offspring of his imagmation. It is ‘but a short time since a celebrated bookseller ap- plied to him for a poem to be inserted in a ‘newspaper, and intended to puff a valuable forthcoming work by no less a ‘person an the learned Mr. Wegsworth Muffley, t whose kindness we are indebted | ee the following copy— — oe All people, who i in | steamers 0, with children and. with wives, | Take care you’ve paid the premium for th’ i insur- | ance on your lives; ._ And if you had just learnt to Buty ‘twould be iy perhaps convenient, - For when two packets have @ smash, the fates are seldom lenient. Although the trip to Greenwich be most perilous te dar And though" a thousand risks you run before you can get there, I own the eels and flounders are a very great temp- tation, To prompt a man to put Me gg in' such a situa tion. Bas “ells Te, Great is th’ excitement that prevails upon the river now, © } Anxiety has left its mark upon the sailor’s brow ;. . Unsettled are the captains’ minds, because thay Opposition Has placed the traffic of the Thames in such a sad condition. Tap attention between . | (C(O) 10)(OO) SHalCO