Pickwick Abroad; or, The Tour in France — page 213: what you’re looking at

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200 PICKWICK ABROAD. % “Ah!” responded Mr. Pickwick in the same low tone. ‘ Tupman did not forget the music, then, But let them wait, Sam, till supper- time.”’ a “ Wery good, Sir,” said Mr. Weller, approvingly. é ‘¢T suppose Mr. Winkle took care to see about the supper, Sam—_ did he not 2? for I myself couldn’t interfere,’ continued Mr. Pick~ wick, ‘Right as a trivet, Sir,” returned Mr. Weller. ‘‘ There ain't no turtle—and there ain’t no wenson; but there’s as tidy a little spread — as ever von ’ud vish for to see.”’ j “That will do, Sam,” said Mr. Pickwick, whose expressive counte- nance beamed with philanthropy and satisfaction. P “Don’t you be afeerd, Sir,” rejoined Mr. Weller: “ I’m vide avake, ~ small tibeabitied of markers for a couple of rubbers of whist. Having 8 thus obeyed his master’s directions, he smiled significantly for the behoof of Mr. Winkle to intimate that the supper was getting on to — his entire satisfaction, and then retired to the kitchen to drink a social — glass of brandy-and- water with the two fiddles and the drum. Two rubbers of whist were speedily arranged under the auspices of Ai Mr. Pickwick; and the gentlemen accordingly took their seats at the © card-tables, at the first of which Mr. Pickwick and Mr. Tupman had to play against Mr. Peacock and Mr. Brandenbergh, while Mr. Scuttle © and Mr. Chitty were the antagonists of Mr. Walker and Mr. Winkle at the second. No Panorama, Diorama, Georama, or Neorama, was ever more truly beautiful and attractive than the scene which was now _ f presented by the drawing-room in which the above-named gentlemen ~ were seated ; and the sood understanding that appeared to exist be-— tween Messieurs Peacock and Brandenbergh, especially as they were — not opposed to each other, was not the least amusing and remarkable portion of the entertainment. Certain it is that they both held their cards in so awkward a manner, that if they had chosen to look into — each other’s hands, and they ver y likely did, the result of the game could not long remain a mystery. “ Bené lusus—well played,” exclaimed Mr. Chitty. “ SO; seinde eia—cut away, and let us have another rubber before supper.’ ‘““That was a part of your system, it seems,’ observed Mr. Hook Walker. ; ‘¢{ played it in a fit of absence, and by mistake,’’ modestly regis t Mr. Scuttle, as he seized hold of Mr. Winkle’s hand to snuff the © candle with that gentleman’s fingers, a mistake which, when disco- — vered, was heartily laughed at. P “IT don’t know how you are getting on there,” said Mr. Pickwick, — casting a glance of benevolence and philanthropy at the second table; a : “but I and Tupman have as yet lost every rubber.” e *“*Odd—this run of luck, isn’t it, old fellow?” demanded 7 Mr, Peacock, in a tone of modest appeal to his friend Brandenbergh, as if rf there were really any thing extraordinary in the several results ot the _ games, ’ 3 y “ Very,” said Mr. Brandenbergh, as he took a pretty long survey — Eomichook