Pickwick Abroad; or, The Tour in France — page 75: what you’re looking at

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52 PICKWICK ABRUAD. ~w ‘ere 3” and with these words Mr. Weller departed to execute his inas- ter’s orders. In about twenty minutes he returned, bearing the wel- come intelligence that a handsome carriage and a valet-de-place were in ptrandance. Mr. Pickwick, followed by his conipanions, accord. ingly hastened down stairs, aa were speedily ensconced in the vehi- cle, the valet mounting the box and seating himself next to the coachman, and Mr. Weller stationing himself behind the carriage, and dealing a perfect dictionary of signals and nods to the idlers in the cour -yard of Meurice’s hotet. The Chamber of tae was the first “lion” to which the travels P =a i All rr he SA litt = mt — 7 ; ‘ - ~~ = - rin: tL Re he. ie ui : Le =! — ‘a0 us cs Le oY be a) pt { MTR j ‘ maqyetl ton | ia ha i! inh 4 enon OTE {SET - i a = fers were conducted 3 an Mr. Pickwick made many julaatle akaaiee vations in praise of the arranvements he witnessed in the salle where the representatives of the first aation in the world were wont to as-_ semble. The semi-circular form of the house, which is about 125 feetin width and 58 in depth, having five rows of seats for the depu- ties, the place occupied by the president, and the position of the tri- bune whence the crator addresses the deputies, all called forth the warmest acclamations of one so eminently calculated to pass an opi- nion in such matters. The Palace of Luxembourg was the second edifice visited by Mr. Pickwick and his companions on this memorable day 3 and the Chamber of Peers afforded the hero of these memuvirs another oppor- tunity of making some of those remarks which for correctness and perspicuity are unrivalled in the lives ofgreat men. The party was, moreover, considerably a amused by the behav nour of Mr. Weller, who asce ended to the eminent seat usuall y tilled by Baron Pasquier, the president of the Upper House, and there performed such wonderful antics, that if he had not been taken for the president himself, he conld ‘only be recognised as Samuel Weller, son and heir to Tony of the same name. Having inspected the magnificent church of St. Sulpice, the travellers en repaired to the Panthean. “ What an elegant building !” exclaimed Mr. Pickwick in raptures, as he stood in the middle of the Temple dedicated to the memory of heroes, and gazed upwards to admire the vast dome above him. “Tt only requires some fine statues to render it perfect, ” ob- 4 EComicbooks.com