Count Smorltork was busilyengaged in taking notes of the contents of the dishes; Mr. Tupman wasdoing the honours of the lobster salad to several lionesses, with adegree of grace which no brigand ever exhibited before; Mr. Snodgrasshaving cut out the young gentleman who cut up the books for theEatanswill GAZETTE, was engaged in an impassioned argument with theyoung lady who did the poetry; and Mr. Pickwick was making himselfuniversally agreeable.
P'raps you may ask for it five minitsarterwards; p'raps I may say I von't pay, and cut up rough.