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Title: The literary history of the Adelphi and its neighbourhood
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Brereton, Austin, 1862-1922
Subjects: Literary landmarks -- England London English literature -- England London London (England) -- Intellectual life
Publisher: New York : Duffield
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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la and her pretty handmaid feigned to beabsorbed in looking out of a window at the other end of theroom. At sight of which phenomenon the fat boy uttered aninterjection, the ladies a scream, and the gentleman an oath,almost simultaneously. tt c Wretched creature ! what do you want here ? said thegentleman, who, it is needless to say, was Mr Snodgrass. To this the fat boy, consideiably terrified, briefly responded,Missis. What do you want me for ? inquired Emily, turning herhead aside ; you stupid creature. Master and Mr Pickwick is going to dine here at five,replied the fat boy. Leave the room ! said Mr Snodgrass, glaring upon thebewildered youth. No, no, no ! added Emily, hastily. Bella, dear, advise me. Upon this, Emily and Mr Snodgrass, and Arabella and Mary,crowded into a corner and conversed earnestly in whispers forsome minutes, during which the fat boy dozed. There was so much to say upstairs, and there were so manyplans to concert for elopement and matrimony in the event of184
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^ < f. r- y. z DAVID COPPERFIELD bench. I wonder what they thought of me!This was also the scene of the meeting of theMicawbers and Copperfield prior to the departureof the impecunious Wilkins for Australia: TheMicawber family were lodged in a little, dirty,tumble-down public-house, which in those dayswas close to the stairs, and where protrudingwooden rooms over-hung the river. The family,as emigrants, being objects of some interest in and old Wardle continuing to be cruel, that it wanted only half anhour to dinner when Mr Snodgrass took his final adieu. Theladies ran to Emilys bedroom to dress, and the lover, taking uphis hat, walked out of the room. He had scarcely got outsidethe door when he heard Wardles voice talking loudly; andlooking over the banisters, beheld him, followed by some othergentlemen, coming straight upstairs. Knowing nothing of thehouse, Mr Snodgrass in his confusion stepped hastily back intothe room he had just quitted, and passing from thence into aninner ap

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