Pickwick Abroad: A Companion to the Pickwick Papers — page 27: what you’re looking at

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; ae . , ry om PloRwicK ABROAD , ' io * « ™ ~ al ees ti vyhen Mr, Adolphus feet « bove the roof. The door of the inte ssed him as follows, 80 soor ak- | rte 5 or te ‘ee department of the diligence, thi d been carefully dispatched. yi ie ately thrown. open ; and a clerk, . ( ring me my y AIT with a large book and a sibel os ‘took up * by the steps. a ‘ ats 2ek-veek, number one!” s soot the his feel- cried the individual just mentioned ; and ‘é himself that | with great dexterity aided Mr. Pickwick and that. he ato-the seat allotted to him... 3 Monsieur Weenkell, number two !” con- tinued the man with he book; “Monsieur me Toopman, number three ; Monsieur Crash- Nain oaxly ’” | em, number four!” and the gentlemenithus “wee an poe | eeaeeerate were also handed i in due order “and while I thin totheir places. A pause of a fewminutes had. begs sf to the office anc ued, during which the clerk cast an anx- . | ea ais little account with the landlord hitia if : ious glance towards the entrance of the P ‘A siyo pleas observed the waiter, | coach-yard, as if he were waiting ibe e arri- » slightly s geile bs 1 ulders; and he | val. of other passengers. At length his ted 1 Path the table with a violence face brightened ‘up, and two individuals that cout y have been hd ha to drown. presented themselves at the office-door. + sate rare nom de Dieu ;’ by the utter-| “ Al’ons, Messieurs !” cried tlie man , Ep he the’ agitation so | with the book, “en place !” and he procoty . d fo fei currence had thrown him | ed to read their names, and assign each his respective seat. “ Monsieur Dumont, ¥ At Pty is Mr, Welle, deren 2 ‘| number five ee Boozie, number six, ‘44 his San ent Ma se coffee-room: An’ you, young man vole dere—you f .” said ~ i skvick looking climb imperial—you no eer neck, me | Ps hs se and me at the cine int the hop |” b _ picture “n -piece ; ““whatnews,|. This latter injunction was delivered to ue ” . Mr, Weller, who ascended to his seat ac- | lige m minutes, sir,” | cording to the directions given him ; and in ae r. W I’ve bin to see all | other moment the diligence was rolling he Tugeace afe : avay, and as the | along at the safe and easy pace of four e donit eo td n to take up miles an hour. | val i twou pea nianit to} By the time the fortifications were passed, ystump down tot office. igs on’y in the | Mr. Pickwick had had an opportunity of A ner street.” + inspecting terior of the two strangers “Give me a eat-coat, then, Sam,” | who cecuipledtlie fifth Deg sixth places in » said Mr, Pickwick; and in a moment the | the interiewr of the diligence. M. Dumont 1 mor ‘tal gentleman was carefully wrapped | was an individual about six-and-thirty. His P in the above-mentioned garment. Mr. | face was neither handsome nor ugly ; but mn ‘eller then proceeded to x sit Mr. Tup- ing eyes was stern, and his dark, * and Mr. Winkle to énease their own ng eyes appeared as if they could respective bodies in similar contrivances, most secret’ thoughts of those _ which Soya had scarcely been per- ville. cttitoes they encountered ‘He wore ‘ formed, andythe bill du Galt pata: when Mr. large black whiskers and long moustachios, i mt eturned to the coffee-room, mys- | that gave an additional air of fierceness to musty el Ny tae aad thick rouvh coat | his general aspect, which was military and which he ha rchased at a ready-)| warlike. He was tings plain clothe, — ree the Grandé Place. | if we except a red stripe down his trowsera ee ‘ready, and every | and Mr. Pickwick immediately concluded fe: leparture, the five trav- he was an officer of inferior rank ; for aallouel ah port of the hotel to’! in his manners he was neither vulgar nor » “the e diligence ce in th euve, where | genteel, neither calculatedito adorn aball- * » — they found the (NE horses already harness- | room, nor to associate with private soldiers. | ed ta. he vehicl e, and ‘the vehicle itself la-| or servants. He was something between f _fen wi th luggage to the ilies of about four | a —— — sergeant or corporale . 7. yh ie », , . . » , “ é € . * . ° : , * SoCOnN - . ‘ . comicboo