The Pickwick Papers Page #7

Girls.

Elope? Who with?

With your friend, Captain James Fitz-Marshall from

the

Angel Inn.

My friend? Why, I never heard of any such person.

Mr. Jingle then.

Jingoes? Jingle? I never heard the name in my Life.

Never?

Never.

Great heavens! I've been deceived and deluded! I

am the victim of a base and foul conspiracy!

It's my opinion he's a madman, Miss Thompkins!

Call for the magistrate.

I assure you -

Don't move, not an inch, till Mr. Nupkins gets here.

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Good work, Trotter. Imagine your dispatches.

Now, sir, yours was the brain work.

He also serves who only stands and waits.

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Well, where's the villain, ay?

Calm yourselves, Ladies! Calm yourselves!

Miss Thompkins, Miss Thompkins, Mr. Nupkins is

here.

Well, Ladies, what's all this? Ah. Who are you, sir?

Explain yourself, sir. Don't Lie, sir. Youll regret it if

you do. What's the charge, ma'am?

He's a madman, Mr. Nupkins. He says one of my

girls is eloping with a Captain Fitz-Marshall from

the Angel Inn.

What? Captain Fitz-Marshall? Ridiculous.

What's that, sir?

Ridiculous, sir. I know Captain Fitz-Marshall. My

wife is acquainted with Captain Fitz-Marshall.

Then, sir, she's acquainted with an

Un principled adventurer, sir, who preys upon society

and

makes easily deceived people his dupes.

A truer word was never spoke.

Ah, my man servant. He will confirm every word of

it. Confirm every word, Sam.

That is so. My master, Mr. Pickwick here, is one of

them dupes what he just mentioned.

Yes, sir. Unhappily, I am.

Dear me. Don't I know you, sir?

You do, sir. We were introduced at Mrs. Hunter's

Literary breakfast.

Good gracious, so we were.

You see, madam.

And you tell me that Captain Fitz-Marshall is an

adventurer?

Don't call him Captain, nor Fitz-Marshall neither.

He's just a strolling actor, he is, name of Jingle.

It's very true, sir. My whole business in this town

is to expose the very person of whom we speak.

Sir, we must discuss this matter further elsewhere.

Ladies, I trust you will not press further charges

against

this gentleman now that I can vouch for him?

Not if you vouch for him, of course, Mr. Nupkins. It

was all a very natural mistake.

Thank you, madam.

Sir, I'd better see you to your place of residence. I

shall proceed with the matter of Captain - Mr. Jingle

tomorrow. Ladies, with your kind permission.

Your very obedient servant, Ladies, a thousand

abject apologies.

Pray, don't mention it.

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I still I think he's a madman, Miss Thompkins.

Silly creature. ALL real gentlemen are a Little odd.

Good day, sir.

Good day, sir Nupkins.

My dear sir, I have brought with me this morning

my wife and my ward with the express purpose of

having you

reveal to them the true nature of this Mr. Jingle.

You know women, sir, gullible creatures. They will

not be

convinced by me.

I shall take it as my duty, sir, both to convince

them and to bring this wretch to Well-deserved

justice.

I shall be most grateful, sir. Ah, my dear. Here is Mr.

Pickwick. You remember him, of course.

Your obedient servant, ladies.

Good morning, Mr. Pickwick.

My dear madam. My dear young Lady, I wish I were

the

harbinger of happier tidings I assure you this grieves

me

as much as it does all of us.

I always expected something of this kind, Mr.

Pickwick. I suspected Captain Fitz-Marshall from the

start,

but my advice was ignored, as it always is by Mr.

Nupkins.

But my dear.

I never did trust Captain Fitz-Marshall, Mr. Pickwick.

I knew he was trying to make fools of us.

You may thank your guardian for that, my dear.

How I begged and implored that man to inquire into

the

Captain's family connections.

My dear.

Don't talk to me, you aggravating thing! Don't!

You professed yourself very fond of Captain

Fitz-Marshall. You constantly invited him to the

house and

Lost no opportunity of introducing him elsewhere.

Didn't I say Arabella? Didn't I say he would lay

this at my door?

My Love, you're terribly unjust.

Isn't it too much? ALL to bring this disgrace upon our

heads, but now taunting me with being the cause of

it.

How are we ever going to hold our heads up in

society

again? How can we face the Parkinsons?

Let alone the Griggses.

Oh, what is that to your guardian?

Ladies, Ladies, I'm sure this can all be rectified.

Ah, Mr. Nupkins, Mrs. Nupkins, Miss Arabella. With

Mr. Pickwick.

Sir. I have only this to say to you, sir. I might have

taken a greater revenge for the indignities which I

have

suffered at your hands, but I will content myself with

exposing you, sir, which is a duty I feel I owe to

society.

Good fellow, Pickwick. A fine heart. A stout old boy.

But a Little odd, slightly eccentric.

I will add this, sir. I consider you to be a ruffian,

sir, and a rascal, sir, and worse than any man I have

ever seen or even heard of.

Sir, do you admit you're an

impostor?

Never admit anything, sir. Bad for Liver.

What's to prevent me as magistrate from detaining

you

and your accomplice as rogues and impostors?

What's to

prevent me?

Pride, old fellow. Pride. Turned down old Sidney

Porkenham for richer young Captain. Make it public?

Oh,

not for worlds.

Wretch! We scorn your base insinuations. You never

deceived me for a moment, sir.

Oh, of course not. A rave about me yesterday. Catch

of season. Biter bit. Look foolish. Very.

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Sir, you dare to insult Ladies! Then, sir, Let me

tell you this, sir. Your path Leads even Lower than I

had

thought. It Leads to the prison, sir and to the

poorhouse and possibly to the gallows.

Oh, tut tut, Pickwick. Must not be passionate. Break

blood vessel.

Sir, we've heard enough. Go!

No, sir. Not until my brother-in-Law to be, Mr.

Justice Stareleigh, has given his Legal opinion on

your

case, sir. Finest Legal brain in the country, sir. I shall

confront you with him, sir.

Pray do, sir.

Mr. Stareleigh, would you step inside, sir?

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Allow me. Mr. Pickwick, my sister-in-Law Miss

Wethersfield and her fianc Mr. Justice Stareleigh.

Oh!

My dear.

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What is the meaning of this, Mr. Nupkins?

What is the meaning of this, Mr. Pickwick?

Yes, what is the meaning of this, sir?

I decline to answer.

Ah, he declines it.

He declines it. Mis Wethersfield, do you know this

person?

Know him? I have seen him.

Where?

That I would not reveal for worlds.

I understand you, ma'am. And I respect your

delicacy.

It will never be revealed by me, you may depend

upon it.

Upon my word, ma'am, considering I am affianced

to

you, you carry this matter off with tolerable coolness,

tolerable coolness, ma'am.

Oh, cruel, Mr. Stareleigh.

Sir, kindly address your observations to me. I alone

am to blame, if anybody be.

Oh, you alone are you to blame, are you?

And this is the gentleman who has mallgned me.

Oh,

hypocritical. Very.

Is it Possible you have attempted to hoodwink me,

sir?

To what you, sir?

To hoodwink me, sir.

And to hoodwink me, sir?

And to hoodwink me, sir?

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