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¥e i % 89 _ PICKWICK ABROAD. “a he it” . i a *3 " dis “Ah!” said Mr. Bapride, his face ex- | “ Perfect,” | hs Fae ae es panding like a sun-flower. ; “ Her eyes ?” | eee “ Yes—” continued Mr. Winkle ; ‘“ and ¥ Faultless.” x . re do you know that for a moment—I; may | “Herfeatures?? | oe say for an hour—my thoughts have re-| ‘ Divine.” ier Se belled against poor Bella. It is forthis| “Her age?” | me that L have addressed myself to you—to| Oh! I — never thought er make you my ‘confidant—and to put you | age.” itt in the way of serving the loveliest of her sex.” Mr. Winkle then’ succinctly related that which the reader is already acquainted with had. not ; for -his jpicture : was aa Of : ae well drawn, SO is pie and-so complete, that if the vision of the fair jady were not pres » ent to Mr. Tupman’ S mind's € ye, it was cer > rs Fé ‘er a he - our great leader ! save and except the imprisonment in the closet, and the visit of the cousin in propria. persona. Mr. Tupman was in perfect rap- tures—he applauded Mr, ‘Winkle’s conduct in high terms——and offered to advange, the halt ‘of the loan himself. “This is worthy of you, Teysieien eabaied Mr. Winkle, forgetting that his own re hand was covered with soap as he grasped that of his friend with unfeigned delight ; “this is worthy of the next in renown to To. you, Tupman, be allotted the glorious task of presenting the proffered loan to an injured—a virtuous— an amiable woman; and may you receive the thanks which she will express, and the satisfactory reward which your own con- science will not fail to make yours !” ‘ ag Lf ever Nathaniel Winkle and Tracy Tupman might have been taken for beings of another world, it was at this moment, had a third person chanced to witness the impressive scene we have but imperfectly. described. Tears stood in the eyes of those great men, as they gazed upon each other, and pondered upon the charitable action ' they were about to perform; nor would yy the the illusion have been dissipated ) fact that the face of the former > As be- smeared with the soap he had as yet for- gotten to wipe away from his explapsive countenance. : » “And is she so very beautiful ?” inquired Mr. Tupman, after a long pause. ¥ Moreh, ” was the reply. “What is she like?” was the next and very natural query. “A seraph,’ was the highly satisfactory answer. “ And her manners ?” per sisted Mr. Tup- man. ’ expiatead Mr. Winkle, “Like a dove’s,’ in_an equally lucid manner, “Has she a good voice ?” 7s “ Celestial—-heaverly |” — “ Her figure ?” ex: | a knowing shake of the head ; tainly not his friend’s fault. iti is, however, ‘very satisfactorily ascertained that Mr.» Tupman’s. curiosity was.excited to a most ° painful extent, and that he anxiously awai ed.the arrival of the happy moment*when he. might introduce himself and the twa hundred pounds to the notice of Madame de l’ Amour. “ Dinner's nearly ready, gen’lemen,” said Mr. Weller, as he walked gently into the room where Messieurs Tup and Win- kle had held the above discourse ; “ an’ ve mustn’t keep the governor a-vaitin’ : never do, as ‘the creditor said to the insol- went, vich offered a penny in the pound.” “We. are quite ready ourselves, binau said Mr. Tupman, | “Bin to see a he-lection to- -day, si sir, ’ con: tinued Mr. Weller, “an’ wery fair the sand ciples seems to be. There’s no public y tin’ as in England; it’s all by ballot, ‘ne they calls it ; conseqvently there ain’t no room for bribery, hor cor-ruption, nor gam- mon, as von candidit don’t know vich vay a, constityent’s a-goin’ for to wote. It ap- pears that von de pitty for Paris resigned— an’ so they vos oer to he-lect another 4 an’ a wery pretty sight it were, too, as the nobleman. said ven he see the set-to be- twixt the Billin’sgit fish-vimen.” “ Was it, indeed ?” said Mr. Tupman, ab- stractedly. “T rayther think so,” returned Sam, with “but the more I sees, the more I becomes conwicted that the English i is a d—d sight too proud to borrow anything vich is good in another country. Vy sir, there ain’t no chaneery- court in France, an’ no vay of ruinin’ poor devils by keepin’ off trials from year to year, till patience and pocket is both ve out. Blest if I don’t think I'll write a book myself about them matters, ven ve returns to England; I’m sure it ’ud sell as vell as | some o’ them silly things. vich. silly vimen ; that» | CORNICOOOKSdhC@