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Title: (Works. Illustrated library edition)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
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Publisher: London, Chapman and Hall, Ld
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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s writing when his clients entered ; he bowedabstractedly when Mr. Pickwick was introduced by his solicitor;and then, motioning them to a seat, put his pen carefully in theinkstand, nursed his left leg, and waited to be spoken to. Mr. Pickwick, is the defendant in Bardell and Pickwick,Serjeant Snubbin, said Perker. I am retained in that, am I ? saidthe Serjeant. You are, sir, replied Perker. The Serjeant nodded his head, and waited for something else. Mr. Pickwick was anxious to call upon you, SerjeantSnubbin, said Perker, to state to you, before you enteredupon the case, that he denies there being any ground or pre-tence whatever for the action against him; and that unless hecame into court with clean hands, and without the most con-scientious conviction that he was right in resisting the plaintiffsdemand, he would not be there at all. I believe I state yourviews correctly; do I not, my dear sir? said the little man,turning to Mr. Pickwick. Quite so, replied that gentleman. KS=l83^5%
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TSE PICKWICK CLUB. 43 Mr. Serjeant Snubbin unfolded his glasses, raised them to hiseyes ; and, after looking at Mr. Pickwick for a few seconds withgreat curiosity, turned to Mr. Perker, and said, smiling slightlyas he spoke : Has Mr. Pickwick a strong case ? The attorney shrugged his shoulders. Do you purpose calling witnesses? No. The smile on the Serjeants countenance became more de-fined ; he rocked his leg with increased violence ; and throwinghimself back in his easy-chair, coughed dubiously. These tokens of the Serjeants presentiments on the subject,slight as they were, were not lost on Mr. Pickwick. He settledthe spectacles, through which he had attentively regarded suchdemonstrations of the barristers feeling as he had permittedhimself to exhibit, more firmly on his nose ; and said with greatenergy, and in utter disregard of all Mr. Perkers admonitorywinkings and frownings: My wishing to wait upon you, for such a purpose as this,sir, appears, I have no doubt, to a gentleman wh

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