Pickwick Abroad; or, The Tour in France — page 295: what you’re looking at

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2 3°2 FICKWICK ABROAD, —_ cent people, and because he did not fancy himself strong enough to de — it, was going to send out anda hirea bully to help him.” oe The good nature of Mr. Chitty was now ut to a severe test. Thee young g ae was Cesirous of tasting avariety of dishes—and thetask — of ordering them invariably fell upon Mr. Chitty. This circumstance _ was a pl rable inducement to cut short the luncheon as much ag © pessts! : the bill was accordingly cailed for and paid by Mr. Tupman © and Mi Winkle; and the young gentleman was left to shift for him- self, which he most li kely did as well as he could. ) In om meantime, what had been the occupation of the immortal” Pickwick 2 No sooner had his friends dep varted, than this great man teacted the mysterious letter from the chest of drawers in which he had carefully stowed it beneath a couple of pairs of his own unmen-" tionables, and cautiously broke the seal. He then unfolded the envelop, and found that it enclosed two sheets of letter-paper written e very ely upon in a particularly fine Same: hand. An exquisite © pel. drawing of an extensive edifice covered a piece of card-board ~ vhich fell from between the sheets of manuscript. Mr. Pickwick © examined it long and critically, and at once perceived that it exhibited — a considerable decree of talent. Beneath it was the name of the bs original of the design :—that original was the Salpetriere, a portion of — I | | | a Se is ' i if | tt eas | = PEELE LLY annnte roe (th ry) SSSSS= —= SST ne ———S——S—STSSSS= ————s SS 2 = ——_ eel = which vast building is made into a receptacle for the insane. ae With a heavy heart Mr. Pickw nee laid aside the drawing, and applied himself to a perusal of the manuscripts which he held in his’ hand. ‘The contents of those mysterious pages told the following sad and heart-rending history, during the perusal of which the tear of sympathy frequently rolled down the cheeks of our venerable old | friend, and dropped upon that page where doubtless the fountain of — the writer’s grief had already been poured forth in profusion. ap 4 comicbooks.c«